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Select the option in which the usage of the given word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. Expense

Select the option in which the usage of the given word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. Expense Correct Answer A man of your expense should do well in life.

The correct answer is option 1, i.e., A man of your expense should do well in life.

[ alt="clipboard" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/20/09/clipboard.png" style="width: 38px; height: 38px;">Look at the following points-

  •  Expense means the cost incurred in or required for something.
  •  This meaning is reflected by option 4, which talks about 'public expense or cost', which is used for the education of children.
  •  The phrase 'At the expense of' something means so as to cause harm to or neglect of; This meaning is shown by option 2, which says He became a good scholar, 'at the cost of' his health.
  •  The phrase 'At (someone's) expense' means with someone as the victim, especially of a joke This meaning is shown by option 3, which says that we had a good laugh 'by making him victim of a joke'.

[ alt="pin" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/20/09/pin.png" style="width: 38px; height: 38px;">Now, look at the following points-

  • Option 1, however, does not make a meaningful sentence with the noun 'Expense'.
  •  Given the context, the correct word here could be: A man of your stature/abilities should do well in life.

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