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  1. Some people are always bashing the government just like others bashed the one before him. But shouldn't everyone find something to praise him for, at least once in a while? What does “bashing” mean in the above selection?
    1. hitting hard with a heavy tool
    2. going to too many expensive parties
    3. speaking or writing harshly about
    4. voting for a different candidate
Correct Option: C

The literal meaning of bash is "strike hard and violently"
He was bashed on his head by street thugs
But the figurative meaning is "to hit someone by speaking or writing harshly about"
In the sentence above, bash refers to its figurative meaning
Hence the answer is C



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