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Question
Fill in the gap choosing the appropriate idiom.
(drown out, hits in the head with a brick, get one’s affairs in order, connect the dots, begin to dawn, stay hungy)
Those who aspire for success should always ______ to learn more.
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Solution
Those who aspire for success should always stay hungry to learn more.
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