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IPMAT Indore 2019 (VA) PYQs

IPMAT Indore 2019

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Sentence Completion

Medium

Although he is recovering from his illness, he has to follow certain diet restrictions. He cannot eat junk food. Please do not pity him and _______________

Correct Option: 2
The blank needs an idiom meaning to be lenient or forgiving with someone.
Option 1 -> give him some snack -> directly contradicts the diet restrictions mentioned in the context.
Option 2 -> cut him some slack -> means to be lenient or give someone a break, which fits the context perfectly.
Option 3 -> be slack with his eating -> grammatically awkward and doesn't form a proper idiom.
Option 4 -> cut down the snacks -> means to reduce snacks, but doesn't address being understanding toward him.
When someone is going through a tough time, like recovering from illness with strict diet rules, you might want to cut them some slack. This means being understanding and not being too hard on them for their limitations or mistakes - basically giving them the benefit of the doubt and some extra patience.

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