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JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The thief ran .. luck when the policeman running after him caught up with him and knocked him down

  • A. into
  • B. with
  • C. of
  • D. out of
  • E. off
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Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation

The correct idiomatic expression is “run out of luck”, which means to lose good fortune or to experience a reversal of fortune.

So the sentence becomes:

The thief ran out of luck when the policeman running after him caught up with him and knocked him down.

 

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