Understanding Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions
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[Smartphone icon showing the text: "Damon called Elena, but the line was engaged."]
Which of the following sentences has the same meaning as the sentence above?
A) Damon didn't call Elena.
B) Elena doesn't want to speak to Damon.
C) Damon dialed wrong number.
D) Elena was talking to someone else.
This question includes visual content: The image shows a smartphone screen displaying a speech bubble with the text: 'Damon called Elena, but the line was engaged.'. Below the speech bubble, there are three icons: a camera, an envelope (message), and a telephone receiver. The question text asks for the sentence with the same meaning.
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The prompt tells us: Damon called Elena, but the line was engaged. The key phrase here is 'the line was engaged'.
"Damon called Elena, but the line was engaged."
When we say a telephone line is engaged, it means that the person you are calling is already on the phone with someone else. In other words, the line is busy.
Engaged = Busy (talking to someone else)
Now let's look at the options. Option A says Damon didn't call her, but the sentence says he did.
~~A) Damon didn't call Elena.~~
Option B suggests Elena doesn't want to talk to him, but we don't know her feelings, only that the line was busy.
~~B) Elena doesn't want to speak to Damon.~~
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