Link each idiom to the meaning it conveys.
- to rest on one’s laurels
- to burn the midnight oil
- to throw down the gauntlet
- to play devil’s advocate
- A) to accept a challenge
- B) to issue a challenge
- C) to argue the opposite side in order to test an idea
- D) to postpone a decision
- E) to be content with past success and make no new effort
- F) to work late into the night
Дұрыс жауабы мен түсіндірмесі
Жауабы: to rest on one’s laurels — to be content with past success and make no new effort; to burn the midnight oil — to work late into the night; to throw down the gauntlet — to issue a challenge; to play devil’s advocate — to argue the opposite side in order to test an idea
Идиомалар тұрақты мағыналарына сәйкес сәйкестендіріледі; “to accept a challenge” — “to take up the gauntlet” идиомасының мағынасы.
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