What does the phrase Give a wide berth suggest?
Note
Give a wide berth means avoid someone or something. This answer is correct because the expression has a fixed figurative meaning in English. In an SSC idiom question, students should match the whole phrase with its accepted meaning rather than translate each word separately.
- Classroom example: Give a wide berth can refer to a situation involving avoid someone or something.
- Story example: A writer may use Give a wide berth when describing a situation involving avoid someone or something.
- Exam example: When a sentence contains Give a wide berth, choose the meaning “avoid someone or something.”
