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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Boil the ocean

Option 1: Something very big

Option 2: Something which gets hot gradually

Option 3: Try to do something impossible

Option 4: To make someone very angry


Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024
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Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Try to do something impossible


Solution : The third option is correct.

The most appropriate meaning of the given idiom is try to do something impossible .

When someone says, don't try to boil the ocean , they are advising against attempting something unfeasible or attempting to solve a problem that is too large or complex to tackle effectively.

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