Idioms and Phrases - Verbal and Reasoning

In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phraseitalicised and underlinedin the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.
Q1:

While the ladies continued their small talk in the drawing room, I felt bored.

A whispering

B backbiting

C gossip

D light conversation

ANS:D - light conversation

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