Задание

Choose the idiom that matches both sentences

  • A drop in the ocean
  • Ray of sunshine
  • A voice crying in the wilderness

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  1. Our government's sending a thousand tons of food, but that's just _____ compared to what's needed.
  2. I know twenty dollars is just _____, but if everyone gave that much, it'd make a big difference.

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  1. The birth of Debra's first grandchild less than a year after her husband died came as a much-needed _____ in her life.
  2. After years of struggling to get established as a writer, the publication of her first short story was a _____  for Ruth.

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  1. When Galileo stated that the sun was the centre of the solar system, he was _____. Most people thought he was crazy or evil, or possibly both.
  2. Clara says petrol engines should be banned because of the damage they cause to the environment. She says most people laugh when she says this, and she feels like _____.