Question

Choose the correct option to complete the given conversation.
Vipin: Tina is a rage now. She _____ since she recorded her first album ten years ago.

• A. has an ace up her sleeve
• B. has made a pig's ear of her career
• C. let her career slip through her fingers
• D. has come a long way

Answer 1

The correct option is D has come a long way

Someone who has 'become a rage' is a person who has become very famous and has a cult following. In the given conversation: 'Tina has become very famous with a lot of followers'. The expression, 'She has come a long way' means, 'She has advanced to an improved or more developed state'. When used in the blank, it meaningfully completes the sentence. It means that: Tina has significantly advanced her singing skills now compared to her capabilities ten years back (when she recorded her first album). Hence, option D is correct.

'To have an ace up one's sleeve' means 'to have a plan or piece of information kept secret until it becomes necessary to use it'. This expression is derived from the action of cheating at a game of cards by having a card hidden in one's sleeve.

'To make a pig ear of something' means 'to do something badly, wrongly or awkwardly'.

'To let something slip through one's fingers' means 'to allow something to escape'. It also means: 'Tofailtoachievesomethingormakeuseofanopportunity'.

Given the meanings as above, the expressions in options A, B and C cannot complete the given conversation meaningfully. Hence, options A, B and C are incorrect.