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Choose the option that replaces the phrase in quotes with the correct idiomatic expression:
Christmas is "just beyond the corner" and we still haven't done any shopping.

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Just beyond the edge

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Just across the corner

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Just around the corner

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Hiding around the corner

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Solution

The correct option is C Just around the corner
The sentence means to say that Christmas is almost here and we have not done any shopping yet.
The idiom that best describes the fact that Christmas is almost here is option C) Just around the corner.

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