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Match each proverb with its meaning.
- A stitch in time saves nine
- Let sleeping dogs lie
- The straw that broke the camel's back
- To bark up the wrong tree
- A) to achieve two aims with a single action
- B) to follow a mistaken line of enquiry
- C) to address a small problem early before it grows
- D) the last minor event that makes a situation intolerable
- E) to leave an awkward matter undisturbed
- F) to complain about something that cannot be altered
Дұрыс жауабы мен түсіндірмесі
Жауабы: A stitch in time saves nine — to address a small problem early before it grows; Let sleeping dogs lie — to leave an awkward matter undisturbed; The straw that broke the camel's back — the last minor event that makes a situation intolerable; To bark up the wrong tree — to follow a mistaken line of enquiry
Stitch in time — кішкентай мәселені ертерек шешу; let sleeping dogs lie — ұйқыдағы итті оятпа; the straw that broke the camel's back — шыдамның соңғы тамшысы; bark up the wrong tree — қате бағытта іздеу.
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