UI Post-UTME Use of English 2012 Question 3

Question 3

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or words in italics: It was an awful day: All our plans went haywire

  1. A.were tied up
  2. B.were disrupted
  3. C.became difficult to carry out
  4. D.were abandoned
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (were disrupted)

Explanation

Plans that go haywire go badly wrong, i.e. are disrupted.