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Question
Fill in the blank with the right idiom. Choose from the option.
The Sherpas are cheerful, gallant men, who______ tents, oxygen, food etc., for climbers during their ascent of the summit.
Options
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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Solution
The Sherpas are cheerful, gallant men, who fetch and carry tents, oxygen, food etc., for climbers during their ascent of the summit.
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