meerkat18 meerkat18

13-12-2016
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Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention".

"Maybe not. Maybe, just maybe, there's something they've missed that's important. With patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm." This last was one of her many Dominican sayings she had imported into her scrambled English.

Which English idiom has the same meaning as the one underlined in this excerpt?

We’re all in the same boat.
You are barking up the wrong tree.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Slow and steady wins the race.

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kaylamalone9228 kaylamalone9228

13-12-2016

"slow and steady wins the race."

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pastaeyelash pastaeyelash

07-05-2019

Answer:

D: Slow and steady wins the race

Explanation:

The English idiom that has the same meaning as the Dominican saying "With patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm." that was used used in the excerpt is Slow and steady wins the race. Both have the meaning of going slowly but firmly. 'Slow' is similar to 'with patience', and 'steady' is only possible being 'calm'.

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