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Simple English #2
Can you figure out these common English expressions?
1. Sorting on the part of a mendicant must be interdicted.
2. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.
3. Surveillance should precede saltation.
1. Sorting on the part of a mendicant must be interdicted.
2. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.
3. Surveillance should precede saltation.
Hint
Find a dictionary (saltation = the act of leaping or jumping)Answer
1. Beggars cannot be choosers.2. You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
3. Look before you leap.
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