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Question

Choose the exact meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase.

He is not worth his salt if he fails at this juncture.

A
Very strange
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Very proud of himself
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C
Quite depressed
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D
Quite worthless
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Solution

The correct option is C Quite worthless
The underlined phrase means 'inefficient' or 'incapable'.
Option D is correct. The word 'worthless' in this context means 'incapable'. Thus, 'quite worthless' is the correct meaning for the given phrase.
Options A, B and C are incorrect as they do not have the required meaning.


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