Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

They hired her to increase sales, but her strategies failed to ______.

The correct answer is move the needle.

Key Points

• Move the needle: To change a situation to a noticeable degree. (किसी स्थिति को ध्यान देने योग्य डिग्री में बदलना)
  • Example: We’re all hoping that the new product line will move the needle on sales—revenues have been flat lately.
• The sentence implies that the company hired a particular person to increase their sales but she was unable to change the situation to a noticeable degree.
• Thus, the most appropriate option to fill in the blank is option 1.

Correct Sentence: They hired her to increase sales, but her strategies failed to move the needle.

Additional Information

• Burn bridges: do something which makes it impossible to return to an earlier state. (कुछ ऐसा करना जिससे पहले की स्थिति में लौटना असंभव हो जाए)
• Spill the beans: to tell a person about something that should be a secret. (किसी व्यक्ति को किसी ऐसी बात के बारे में बताना जो गुप्त होनी चाहिए)
• Get a second wind: a return of strength or energy that makes it possible to continue in an activity or start again. (ताकत या ऊर्जा की वापसी जो किसी गतिविधि को जारी रखना या फिर से शुरू करना संभव बनाती है)