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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
We could not believe that with a few more whacks of the ice axe in the firm snow we were ______to the top.
पर्याय
wait for the dust to settle
get/have all your ducks in a row
fetch and carry
do the math
round the corner
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उत्तर
We could not believe that with a few more whacks of the ice axe in the firm snow we were round the corner to the top
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