SSC SSC CHSL TIER-I Solved Paper Held on 09.01.2017

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    In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase. scapegoat

    A)  Animal sacrifice as an offering to God

    B)  The most useful animal or person

    C)  A lucky person who is for- given for his crimes

    D)  A person who is blamed for the mistakes of others

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Scapegoat = a person who is blamed for something bad that somebody else has done; fall guy.
    Look at the sentence:
    She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence.


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