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Which meaning belongs to which idiom?
- a red herring
- the tip of the iceberg
- a blessing in disguise
- a white elephant
- A) a misfortune that brings a good result
- B) a costly possession of no real use
- C) a small visible part of a larger problem
- D) a deliberately vague promise
- E) a misleading clue
- F) a sudden change of mind
Дұрыс жауабы мен түсіндірмесі
Жауабы: a red herring — a misleading clue; the tip of the iceberg — a small visible part of a larger problem; a blessing in disguise — a misfortune that brings a good result; a white elephant — a costly possession of no real use
Red herring — адастыратын белгі; tip of the iceberg — үлкен мәселенің көрінетін бөлігі; blessing in disguise — жамандықтан шыққан жақсылық; white elephant — қымбат, бірақ пайдасыз зат.
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