Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions. He said he was onl

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Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

He said he was only joking, but his comments were so close to the bone.

offensive

annoying

personal

respectful

Giải thích

Kiến thức: Thành ngữ

Giải thích:

close to the bone: thiếu tế nhị, cợt nhả

offensive (adj): xúc phạm, khó chịu B. annoying (adj): khó chịu, bực mình
personal (adj): cá nhân D. respectful (adj): tôn trọng

=> close to the bone >< respectful

Tạm dịch: Anh ấy nói anh ấy chỉ nói đùa thôi, nhưng những lời nhận xét của anh ấy thật thiếu tế nhị.

Chọn D