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Question
In the question below, a related phrase is followed by a group of words. Select the group of words that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the original phrase.
Die in harness
Options
die while riding
die at the height of one’s success
die with help
die when the work has been completed
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Solution
die at the height of one’s success
Explanation:
die at the height of one’s success This is an idiom which means ‘to die before one has hung up one’s boots or called it a day or retired,’ i.e., to die when one is still very much in the reckoning, is active and working.
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