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Test incompl/inter-295, User's Answer 4 #1 (permalink) Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:48 am   Test incompl/inter-295, User's Answer 4
 

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ESL/EFL Test #295 "English Slang Idioms (17)", question 4

I really messed with his ......... cow when I said that guns should not be sold or owned anywhere in America.

(a) milk
(b) brown
(c) sacred
(d) Hereford

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ESL/EFL Test #295 "English Slang Idioms (17)", answer 4

I really messed with his sacred cow when I said that guns should not be sold or owned anywhere in America.

Correct answer: (c) sacred

Your answer was: incorrect
I really messed with his milk cow when I said that guns should not be sold or owned anywhere in America.
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what does it mean? sacred?
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Test incompl/inter-295, User's Answer 4 #2 (permalink) Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:49 am   Test incompl/inter-295, User's Answer 4
 

You can look up the meaning in a Learner's Dictionary, then let us know if you have problems understanding the definition.
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