Count your blessings
Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Select the response (a), (b), (c) or (d), which is the most appropriate meaning and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. to start to understand how badly something has affected you
- B. an event which gradually becomes worse
- C. to be grateful for good things in your life ✓
- D. something that you say in order to warn someone
Correct Answer: C. to be grateful for good things in your life
Explanation
To 'count your blessings' means to be grateful for the good things you have in your life, especially when you are going through a difficult time.
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