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Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison. (tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big) as ______ as a lark - Marathi (Second Language) [मराठी (द्वितीय भाषा)]

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Fill in the gap, choosing a word from the bracket to make an appropriate comparison.

(tall / quiet / humble / merry / busy / slippery / fast / sly / slow / big)

as ______ as a lark

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Solution

as merry as a lark 

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Chapter 4.3: The Bees - Warming up [Page 87]

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