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Phrase Order Ponder (Posted on 2014-11-20) Difficulty: 3 of 5
For each of the following, a well-known phrase has been divided into groups of three letters that have then been placed in the wrong order. Find all the six phrases.

(i) EST, HON, OBI,LTW, ONE, RDS, WIT, KIL
(ii) EBU, EHO, ETH, LLB, RNS, TAK, YTH
(iii) ATO, EAC, INR, LIK, NAH, OOF, OTT
(iv) USH, NTH, ABI, HEB, SWO, RDI, INT, NDI, RTH, TWO, EHA
(v) OKA, ACA, ING, TAK, YLO, TMA
(vi) OBL, HAL, HAR, APR, LEM, VED, SAP, EDI, EMS, ROB

  Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
(i) KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
(ii) TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS
(iii) LIKE A CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
(iv) A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH
(v) A CAT MAY LOOK AT A KING
(vi) A PROBLEM SHARED IS A PROBLEM HALVED

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  Subject Author Date
No SubjectK Sengupta2023-09-15 08:35:40
No SubjectUshaDestination2023-09-15 05:40:26
re(2): full solutionK Sengupta2021-12-21 11:20:40
re: full solutionrad ley2021-12-21 09:25:03
NewbieTristan James2021-06-21 00:06:02
SolutionsolutionDej Mar2014-11-20 13:25:45
Solutionfull solutionAdy TZIDON2014-11-20 11:35:30
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