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Mark the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.

"He is as hard as a nail, never moved by anything.."

Solution

Correct Option: 2

As hard as a nail describes someone who is tough, unfeeling, and unsympathetic, not moved emotionally by circumstances. The context never moved by anything confirms the emotional meaning.

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