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Standard XII
Chemistry
Hardness of Water and Treatment
Choose the ex...
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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