To put one's hand to plough __________?
Correct answer: B. To take a difficult task
- A. To take up agricultural farming
- B. To take a difficult task
- C. To get entangled into unnecessary things
- D. Take interest in technical work
Explanation
To put one’s hand to the plough means to begin or undertake a demanding task or course of action. The agricultural image supplies the idiom, but the intended meaning is not merely farming.
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