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WAEC English Language 2016 Objective — Question 42

Question 42 of 140 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) English Language 2016 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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I didn't tell my parents about the trip because they would be ___ themselves with worry.

  • A. A. at
  • B. B. uponCorrect
  • C. C. within
  • D. D. beside

Explanation

'Upon oneself with worry' is the idiomatic phrase for extreme worry.

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