Post-UTME English Language 2005 Objective — Question 19
Question 19 of 73 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2005 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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The Lincoln used to be an object of ridicule to his friends, but they soon realized that he was a rough diamond. (nearest in meaning to the idiom)
- A. a person on rough as unrefined diamond
- B. a rough but wealthy man
- C. a man of great worth, though of unattractive exteriorCorrect
- D. a person with rough diamond in him
Explanation
'A rough diamond' is an idiom for a person of genuine worth or talent hidden beneath an unpolished/unrefined exterior.
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