Diwen2000 wrote:
Hey. I am OK with the answer but I have a question about thephrase.
What does "in someone's best interest" mean?
I googled and the dictionary said that "in someone's best interest" means "benefit someone". But some other explanations said that it means "most beneficial for someone". I wonder which meaning is correct? Is there a supelative meaning in thisphrase?
Thanks!
Official GMAT questions will not use words in ways that are tricky, counterintuitive, or misleading. Accordingly, GMAT passages will not use any phrases—idiomatic or otherwise—whose interpretation contradicts the literal meaning of the words.
In this case, you can trust that someone's"best interest" really does mean "the best available course of action, out of a given set of choices" or "the option that will give the best possible result".
It's true that "best interest" is used colloquially/informally to mean just "something
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