‘Defending to the last breath’ means ______.

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Refusing to yield before the enemy attack.

Trying to save somebody from an attack of breathlessness.

Sacrificing one’s own life for defending positions on the battlefront.

Desperately defending or supporting arguments or points of view.

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

‘Defending to the last breath’ means : Desperately defending or supporting arguments or points of view.
Concept-An idiom refers to a phrase or a sentence that indicates a metaphorical meaning in context to the literal meaning of its words.
‘Defending to the last breath’ means, Protecting or supporting other people in quarrels and disagreements.
Let’s explain the meaning of the given options-
(1) Refusing to yield before the enemy attack- It is an incorrect option because the given idioms don’t talk about battles or war.
(2) Trying to save somebody from an attack of breathlessness: It is an incorrect option because idioms do not refer to the literal meaning of their words.
(3) Sacrificing one’s own life for defending positions on the battlefront- It is an incorrect option because its meaning is different to the context of the idiom.
(4) Desperately defending or supporting arguments or points of view- It is the correct option because it is justifying the idiom.
Hence, option (4) is correct.

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