Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The last drop makes ________.

• A. both ends meet
• B. the cat out of the bag
• C. a horse laugh
• D. the cup run over
• E. a cat laugh

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

the cup run over

Option D is the correct answer because 'the last drop makes the cup run over' means that everyone has a breaking point or a limit. It describes the seemingly minor or routine action that causes an unpredictably large and sudden reaction, because of the cumulative effect of small actions.

Options A, B, C and E are incorrect because none of these would complete the idiom correctly.