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water idioms answer 1
Although he had had a bad experience with his business, he treated it as water off a duck's back — means: of no importance.

Correct answer: (c) of no importance

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 vocabulary words: english adjective gre test what does mean would not hold water?
water idioms answer 2
He was told that the new plan he'd developed just wouldn't hold water — means: wouldn't work.

Correct answer: (b) wouldn't work

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water idioms answer 3
Every time we came up with a new proposal, he would throw cold water on it — means: discourage it.

Correct answer: (a) discourage it

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 define prohibitive, unilateral, unbridled, unwarranted, lackluster meaning of "deep water"
water idioms answer 4
After all the money that she's borrowed and also spent, she now finds herself in deep water — means: in trouble.

Correct answer: (d) in trouble

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 pimsleur arabic egyptian quick and simple: pimsleur arabic egyptian What does this idiom mean: water under the bridge
water idioms answer 5
He's decided to make a fresh start and regards all his old problems as water under the bridge — means: not worth worrying about.

Correct answer: (b) not worth worrying about

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water idioms answer 6
Once he's earned a bit of money he immediately spends it like water — means: spends it freely.

Correct answer: (c) spends it freely

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 i have yet... tired vs uncomfortable
water idioms answer 7
Whenever she goes to that club she always feels like a fish out of water — means: uncomfortable.

Correct answer: (a) uncomfortable

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water idioms answer 8
It's many years since we last met and a lot of water has passed under the bridge since then — means: a lot has happened.

Correct answer: (d) a lot has happened

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 what does school field trip mean? what does "of the first water" mean?
water idioms answer 9
The jewels in that showcase are clearly of the first water — means: of high quality.

Correct answer: (b) of high quality

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 misleading use What does this mean: to feel like a fish out of the water?
water idioms answer 10
Their job as advisers was to pour oil on troubled waters — means: calm things down.

Correct answer: (c) calm things down

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