Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence The man's Achilles' heel is women ________

Analyze the question: The sentence uses an idiom, "Achilles' heel." You are asked which option best explains what the sentence means.

Explain the concept: In Greek mythology, Achilles was a warrior whose mother dipped him in the River Styx to make him invincible. She held him by the heel, so that spot stayed vulnerable. He was eventually killed by an arrow to the heel. Today, "Achilles' heel" means a person's weak point or vulnerability, the one area where they can be harmed or defeated despite their general strength.

Solution:

• "The man's Achilles' heel is women" means "the man's weak point is women."
• A. His weakness is women. This matches the idiom exactly.
• B. His strength is women. This is the opposite of the meaning.
• C. He fights women. Nothing in the idiom suggests fighting.
• D. He respects women. Respect has nothing to do with vulnerability.

Tip: In idiom questions, find the origin or image behind the phrase. Here the image is a wounded heel, which means weakness. "Achilles' heel" always points to a weakness, never a strength.