Selecting Words, Phrases & idioms - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 20050

Q.  Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate words/phrases with reference to grammar, idioms, proverbs and syntax.

Time and tide wait ___________.
- Published on 09 Mar 16

a. For every man
b. For no man
c. For every woman
d. For no woman

ANSWER: For no man
 
St Marher (1225) is said to have coined this idiom which means that just like a tide in the ocean waits for no one, time similarly does not wait for anyone. Man here is used in the general sense to refer to humanity.

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