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Idioms and Adages

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    Identify the meaning of the figurative phrases.
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  • What is the meaning of salt of the earth?
    a very good person
    witty and intelligent
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  • What is the meaning of at a crossroads?
    at a point where a decision must be made
    On a street corner
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  • What is the meaning of you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar?
    face a problem head-on instead of avoiding it
    get what you want more easily by treating people well
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  • What is the meaning of pull the wool over someone's eyes?
    to start learning something
    to completely fool someone
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  • What is the meaning of don't take any wooden nickels?
    keep the good parts when you get rid of the bad parts
    watch out for people who might cheat you
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  • What is the meaning of not one's cup of tea?
    something belonging to someone else
    something one doesn't like
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  • What is the meaning of Achilles' heel?
    a weakness
    a part of the foot
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  • What is the meaning of one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel?
    keep the good parts when you get rid of the bad
    watch out for people who might cheat you
    a bad person can make a group do bad things
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  • What is the meaning of diamond in the rough?
    an uncut and unpolished stone
    a person with hidden potential or ability
    safe after being in danger
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  • What is the meaning of sharp as a tack?
    witty and intelligent
    able to cut easily
    in an uncertain or risky position
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  • What is the meaning of don't throw the baby out with the bathwater?
    keep the good parts when you get rid of the bad parts
    you can get what you want more easily by treating people wel
    don't point out others' faults you have faults of your own
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  • What is the meaning of spur of the moment?
    temporary
    average or usual
    sudden and unplanned
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