Incorrect Word Usage - Buckle

CAT 2008 Slot 1 · VARC · Easy · Vocabulary

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Choose the option in which the usage of the word 'Buckle' is incorrect or inappropriate:

  1. A.

    After the long hike our knees were beginning to buckle.

  2. B.

    The horse suddenly broke into a buckle.

  3. C.

    The accused did not buckle under police interrogation.

  4. D.

    Sometimes, an earthquake can make a bridge buckle.

  5. E.

    People should learn to buckle up as soon as they get into a car.

Answer

B

Explanation

Option (2) is idiomatically incorrect. A horse breaks into a gallop, not a buckle.

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