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Choose the exact meaning of the idioms/phrases.

Let us admit that we could not heap coals of fire on his head.

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Burn him alive

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Agitate him

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Make him feel sorry by returning good for evil

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Put him to shame

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The correct option is B Make him feel sorry by returning good for evil
To heap coals of fire on someone's head means to repay evil with good in order to make someone feel guilty. Hence, the correct answer is (C) Make him feel sorry by returning good for evil.

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