Question

Priya was feeling _____ after a bad cold, so she stayed at home.

Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.

Options

• (A) on cloud nine
• (B) up in arms
• (C) at the drop of a hat
• (D) under the weather

Answer

(D) under the weather

Solution

1. The sentence says Priya had a bad cold and stayed at home, so the idiom must mean unwell.
2. On cloud nine means very happy, up in arms means angry and protesting, and at the drop of a hat means immediately.
3. Under the weather means feeling slightly ill, which is option D.