HSC English Quiz on Close ranks » MCQ Academy

Idioms & Phrases

Choose the correct meaning of Close ranks.

Making a careful or serious effort to do something
To make something very clear and noticeable
A constant threat or danger hanging over someone
To obey or be controlled by someone else
To unite in support or defense of a group

Making a careful or serious effort to do something
To make something very clear and noticeable
A constant threat or danger hanging over someone
To obey or be controlled by someone else
To unite in support or defense of a group

Note

Close ranks means to unite in support or defense of a group. The correct answer is this meaning because the expression is used figuratively, not only by its literal words.

Examples:

After the criticism, the players decided to close ranks.
In an HSC essay, Close ranks can express this meaning: to unite in support or defense of a group.
When this expression appears in a passage, connect Close ranks with the idea of to unite in support or defense of a group.

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