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  • What is the meaning of one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel?
    a bad person can make a group do bad things
    watch out for people who might cheat you
    keep the good parts when you get rid of the bad
  • What is the meaning of salt of the earth?
    witty and intelligent
    a very good person
  • What is the meaning of not one's cup of tea?
    something one doesn't like
    something belonging to someone else
  • What is the meaning of spur of the moment?
    average or usual
    sudden and unplanned
    temporary
  • What is the meaning of Achilles' heel?
    a weakness
    a part of the foot
  • What is the meaning of at a crossroads?
    at a point where a decision must be made
    On a street corner
  • 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
  • What is the meaning of don't throw the baby out with the bathwater?
    don't point out others' faults you have faults of your own
    you can get what you want more easily by treating people wel
    keep the good parts when you get rid of the bad parts
  • 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
  • What is the meaning of pull the wool over someone's eyes?
    to completely fool someone
    to start learning something
  • 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
  • What is the meaning of sharp as a tack?
    in an uncertain or risky position
    witty and intelligent
    able to cut easily