Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the highlighted idiom/phrase:

Let there be no bad blood between the two royal families.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is "ill feelings."

Key Points

Idiom means an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole.
- Example: A dime a dozen means something common.
- Call it a day means stop working on something.
Now, in the given sentence, the phrase "bad blood" means:
- Feelings of hate between people because of arguments in the past. (अतीत में तर्क-वितर्क के कारण लोगों के बीच घृणा की भावना।)
- Example: There has been bad blood between the two families for years.
From the above explanation, it is clear that option 2 best describes the idiom in the given sentence.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.