Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Bag of bones

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  1. A very thin person
  2. A bag full of useless things
  3. A pot full of ashes of a dead person
  4. An impractical person

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Option 1 : A very thin person
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The correct answer is "A very thin person".

Key Points

  • The idiom "Bag of bones" is used to describe a person who is extremely thin and emaciated, often due to illness or malnutrition.
  • The image evoked is of someone whose body appears skeletal and lacking proper flesh.
    • For Example - After being sick for weeks, he looked like a bag of bones.

​Therefore, the correct answer is "Option 1".

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