How Well Do You Know Common Idioms?
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How Well Do You Know Common Idioms?

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Which of the following phrases means that someone is trying to convince people who already agree with them?

  • Preaching to the choir (correct)
  • Singing in the rain
  • Barking up the wrong tree
  • Talking to a brick wall

    • What is the opposite of 'preaching to the choir'?

  • Converting the unbelievers (correct)
  • Talking to a brick wall
  • Singing in the rain
  • Barking up the wrong tree

    • What is the meaning of the phrase 'barking up the wrong tree'?

  • Talking to someone who is not listening
  • Making a mistake or pursuing a mistaken assumption (correct)
  • Trying to convince people who already agree with you
  • Trying to convince people who do not agree with you

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