Directions: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
It did not cut ice with the rest of India and centralization, though partly contained in the 1990s and 2000s due to the coalition at the Centre, touched its apogee in 2014.
1
An act of cutting ice.
2
To have no influence or effect.
3
To make an opening, wound or mark in something using a sharp tool.
4
A share of the profits from something.
5
A reduction in size, amount, etc.