Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase. To fall flat
To retreat
To meet accidentally
To fail
To be met with a cold reception
A
To meet accidentally
B
To fail
C
To be met with a cold reception
D
To retreat
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The idiom “To fall
flat” means to be unable to be ineffective or achieve the desired result, or in
other words, meet failure. Hence, Option C is correct. The rest of the options
do not express this meaning, hence incorrect.
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