Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
During the lockdown, many families were barely able to make both the ends meet.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. barely managed to make ends meet.
- The sentence conveys the idea that many families struggled financially during the lockdown and were just able to cover their essential expenses.
- "Make ends meet" is an idiom that means to have enough money to cover one's basic living expenses.
- Example: They were finding it hard to make ends meet
- Thus, "both" is not needed in the expression. Only, "make ends meet" is enough.