come across shady

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English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #600 "Real Life: Scams and Fraud (2)", question 2

I'm not sure if I trust that salesman. He comes across as a little ......... to me and there is something that I don't trust about him.

(a) sunny
(b) credible
(c) shady
(d) firm

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #600 "Real Life: Scams and Fraud (2)", answer 2

I'm not sure if I trust that salesman. He comes across as a little shady to me and there is something that I don't trust about him.

Correct answer: (c) shady

Your answer was: incorrect
I'm not sure if I trust that salesman. He comes across as a little firm to me and there is something that I don't trust about him.
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Why firm is wrong ?

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Because shady is the only adjective that means "untrustworthy" and therefore tallies with the idea of the sentence - that there's something that I don't trust about him.
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