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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?
    On a street corner
    at a point where a decision must be made
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  • What is the meaning of you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar?
    get what you want more easily by treating people well
    face a problem head-on instead of avoiding it
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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?
    watch out for people who might cheat you
    keep the good parts when you get rid of the bad parts
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  • What is the meaning of not one's cup of tea?
    something one doesn't like
    something belonging to someone else
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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?
    watch out for people who might cheat you
    a bad person can make a group do bad things
    keep the good parts when you get rid of the bad
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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?
    able to cut easily
    witty and intelligent
    in an uncertain or risky position
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  • What is the meaning of don't throw the baby out with the bathwater?
    you can get what you want more easily by treating people wel
    keep the good parts when you get rid of the bad parts
    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
    sudden and unplanned
    average or usual
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