Question

In the following question, some alternatives are given or suggested for the idiom/phrase in the sentence which is underlined. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

There was opposition to the new policy by the rank and file of the government

Options

• the majority

• the ordinary members

• the ordinary members

• the official machinery

Answer 1

There was opposition to the new policy by the rank and file of the government-the ordinary members