Question

Buckle —
(1) After the long hike our knees were beginning to buckle.
(2) The horse suddenly broke into a buckle.
(3) The accused did not buckle under police interrogation.
(4) Sometimes, an earthquake can make a bridge buckle.
(5) People should learn to buckle up as soon as they get into a car.

Hint:

Discard options where the supposed meaning doesn’t exist in standard usage; verify idiomatic uses.

Answer 1

- (1) "Knees beginning to buckle" = give way physically.
- (3) "Buckle under" = yield to pressure.
- (4) "Bridge buckle" = collapse or bend under stress.
- (5) "Buckle up" = fasten seatbelt.
Option (2) is incorrect — "buckle" is not a type of horse gait.