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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. Can you please stop ________ down my neck for completing the work? I'll finish it as soon
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Can you please stop ________ down my neck for completing the work? I'll finish it as soon as I can.

A.

beating

B.

breathing

C.

sitting

D.

watching

Correct option is B


The correct option to fill in the blank is (b) breathing.
Breathing down my neck: This phrase means to closely monitor or pressure someone to do something, often making them feel uncomfortable or stressed.
• Breathing down my neck: बहुत नजदीक से निगरानी करना (Hindi meaning).
• Example: Can you please stop breathing down my neck for completing the work? I'll finish it as soon as I can.
Meanings of the other given options:
• (a) Beating: To hit something repeatedly or forcefully.
• (c) Sitting: The act of being seated; does not fit the idiom.
• (d) Watching: To look at or observe; while related to monitoring, it does not complete the idiom correctly.

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