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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 7

SSC CGL - 25 July 2023 - Shift 2 • English • Q7

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

At cross purposes

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Disagreeing with each other’s ideas.

  • The idiom “At cross purposes” means misunderstanding or having different aims from one another.
  • Example: We had been talking at cross purposes.