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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence. You must seize the opportunity to make amends for your earli
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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom in the given sentence.
    You must seize the opportunity to make amends for your earlier curtness.

    A.

    to correct a mistake

    B.

    to make a proposal

    C.

    to give a suggestion

    D.

    to offer a deal

    Correct option is A


    Option (a) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
    · The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "make amends" in this context is (a) "to correct a mistake."
    · In the sentence, it suggests that the person should take advantage of the opportunity to correct or rectify their earlier behavior of being curt or impolite.
    · Making amends means trying to make things right or compensate for a previous wrong or mistake.

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