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Question
Fill the gap in choosing the appropriate idioms.
On reading exactly the same essays in both answer sheets, it _________________ the examiner, that the students had cheated during exams.
Options
drown out
hits in the head with a brick
get one’s affairs in order
connect the dots
begin to dawn
stay hungry
Solution
On reading exactly the same essays in both answer sheets, it begins to dawn the examiner, that the students had cheated during exams.
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