We need to cut down on our expenses, so that we are able to _______.

Question

Option 1: make ends meet

Option 2: tie up the loose ends

Option 3: be more philanthropic.

Option 4: be tax compliant.

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The blank needs an idiom meaning to manage finances with just enough money to survive. Option 1 -> make ends meet -> means to have just enough money to pay for basic necessities. Option 2 -> tie up the loose ends -> means to complete remaining tasks or details, not related to finances. Option 3 -> be more philanthropic -> means to be charitable and give money away, opposite of cutting expenses. Option 4 -> be tax compliant -> means to follow tax laws properly, unrelated to managing tight finances.

Option 1 -> make ends meet -> means to have just enough money to cover basic living expenses -> correct.

When you make ends meet, you're managing to survive financially with just enough income to cover your essential expenses. It's like stretching a rope so that both ends barely touch - you have exactly what you need to get by, nothing more, nothing less.

IPMAT Indore (VA) PYQs

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