Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The interviewees were slowly becoming impatient as they were left to ________ in the waiting room for hours.

The correct answer is: cool their heels

Key Points

• In the given sentence an idiomatic expression is used.
• These expressions, known as idioms, often contain meanings that may not be obvious by simply looking at the individual words.
• Let us look at the meaning of the given idioms.
  • Draw the long bow: To lie; to exaggerate.
  • Cool their heels: Someone is deliberately keeping you waiting so that you get bored or impatient.
  • Hold water: To seem to be true or reasonable.
  • Flog a dead horse: Waste energy on a lost cause or a situation that cannot be changed.
• So, as per the meaning of the given idioms "cool their heels" should be used here.
• The implied meaning of the sentence is: The interviewers were growing frustrated as they were forced to wait for hours in the waiting area.
• Therefore, the correct answer is option 2.
   

Complete sentence: The interviewees were slowly becoming impatient as they were left to cool their heels in the waiting room for hours.

Hinglish

• Draw the long bow - बड़ी बड़ी बातें करना
• Cool their heels - ढेर सारा समय बर्बाद करना
• Hold water - यथार्थ या सत्य होना
• Flog a dead horse - व्यर्थ का प्रयास करना