"...dropped it like it was ...", isn't it?

[English_holic]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #339 "English Slang Idioms (60)", question 6

He tried handing the summons to his boss but his boss dropped it like a it was a hot ..........

(a) potato
(b) rock
(c) dish
(d) stove

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #339 "English Slang Idioms (60)", answer 6

He tried handing the summons to his boss but his boss dropped it like a it was a hot potato.

Correct answer: (a) potato

Your answer was: correct
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"...dropped it like it was ...", isn't it?

Englishholic

[Yankee]

Right you are, Englishholic. The sentence should be:

- He tried handing the summons to his boss but his boss dropped it like it was a hot potato.
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[Mister Micawber]

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Did you fix that, Yank?
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[Yankee]

[Mister Micawber]

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Thanks. Someone has fixed it then in the database, though it will not appear until the database is reloaded.
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