Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.
The firefighters arrived ______, just before the flames reached the gas cylinder.

in the nick of timeCorrect answerYour answeronce in a blue moonCorrect answerYour answerat sixes and sevensCorrect answerYour answerby hook or by crookCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: A

In the nick of time means just in time, as "just before" says.

Worth noting

Once in a blue moon means rarely, which is about how often, not how late.

Concept: The meaning of the idiom "in the nick of time"
Typical timeTypical: 35 s
Your timeYours: —

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Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.The firefighters arrived ______, just before the flames reached the gas cylinder.

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Choose the idiom that best fills the blank.
The firefighters arrived ______, just before the flames reached the gas cylinder.