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IPMAT Indore 2019 (VA) PYQs

IPMAT Indore 2019

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Sentence Completion

Easy

If you had been more alert, this golden opportunity would not have __________

Correct Option: 4
The blank needs an idiom meaning to miss or lose a valuable opportunity.
Option 1 -> escaped your fingers -> not a standard English idiom; incorrect construction.
Option 2 -> slipped off -> means to fall or slide away, but doesn't specifically relate to missing opportunities.
Option 3 -> escaped away -> redundant phrasing; "escaped" alone would be sufficient, making this grammatically awkward.
Option 4 -> slipped through your fingers -> correct idiom meaning to lose or miss a valuable opportunity despite having it within reach.
When a great opportunity slips through your fingers, it means you had a chance to grab something valuable but failed to hold onto it. Like trying to catch water with your bare hands, the opportunity just flows away despite being right there for the taking.

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