Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

Q:

Such dangerous tendencies should be nipped in the bud. 

• 1
  nurtured
• 2
  observed
• 3
  taken seriously
• 4
  eradicated in the initial stage