Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
My mother loves my younger sister very much and the latter makes use of it. She always asks to buy her nice dresses, sweets. My sister likes only to play and is a poor pupil. My sister is just a bad naughty girl. I say this because I always ________ .

• A. call the shots
• B. change horses in midstream
• C. call a spade a spade
• D. cry over spilled milk
• E. give someone the cold shoulder

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

call a spade a spade

Option C is the correct answer because 'call a spade a spade' means to speak plainly without avoiding unpleasant or embarrassing issues. This option best suits the given context.

Options A, B, D and E are incorrect because 'call the shots' means to take the initiative in deciding how something should be done, 'change horses in midstream' means to make major changes in an activity that has already begun, 'cry over spilled milk' means to express regret about something that has already happened or cannot be changed and 'give someone the cold shoulder' means to intentionally ignore someone or treat someone in an unfriendly way.

None of these meanings would suit the given context.