Question

What does the phrase 'to take a leap in the dark' mean?

• A. not to be reckless and impulsive
• B. to take an action that is risky because its result cannot be predicted
• C. to fall in the dark
• D. to get a ray of hope

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

to take an action that is risky because its result cannot be predicted

An idiomatic expression is an expression that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words. The given phrase is idiomatic.

Option B: The phrase 'to take a leap in the dark' means 'something you do without being certain what will happen as a result'. It means the same as option B. Hence this is the correct answer.

Options A, C and D do not give the required meaning of the idiom. Hence options A, C and D are wrong.