After the sentence below, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that you…

Step 1: Analyze the question The sentence "Ali does not let grass grow under his feet" is an idiom, so it should not be read literally. We need the figurative meaning.

Step 2: Explain the concept The idiom "to let the grass grow under one's feet" means to delay, stay idle, or waste time before acting. Someone standing still for a long time would let grass grow beneath them. The negative form, "does not let grass grow under his feet," therefore describes a person who acts quickly and is always busy.

Step 3: Evaluate the options

• A. does not waste time in doing things. This matches the idiom's meaning. ✔
• B. is very wicked. Nothing in the idiom suggests wickedness. ✘
• C. cuts the grass in his field always. This is a literal reading, which is a trap for idiom questions. ✘
• D. is very selfish. The idiom has nothing to do with selfishness. ✘

Step 4: Answer

Tip: In idiom questions, WAEC often includes a literal option such as C. If an option repeats the words of the sentence (grass, cut, field), be suspicious of it. Instead, ask what the phrase means in everyday use. Related idioms: "a rolling stone gathers no moss" and "strike while the iron is hot."