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Option 4 : risking trouble by operating at the very edge of what is legal or safe
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सही उत्तर risking trouble by operating at the very edge of what is legal or safe है।
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By delaying the disclosures until after the audit, the firm was sailing close to the wind. In this context, the idiom "to sail close to the wind" means:
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navigating skilfully through a storm
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undertaking a long sea voyage
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acting with exceptional caution
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risking trouble by operating at the very edge of what is legal or safe
Correct Answer: risking trouble by operating at the very edge of what is legal or safe
"To sail close to the wind" means to act in a way that risks breaking rules or courting danger. The nautical literalism of (a) and (b) is the trap; (c) states the opposite.
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