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Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase. to give vent to

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Tick the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrase.

to be wound up

Options

  • to become active

  • to stop operating

  • to be transformed

  • to be destroyed

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Solution

to be wound up - to stop operating

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Chapter 5: The Adventure - Working with words [Page 70]

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Working with words | Q 4 | Page 70

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