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Determine Meaning: Words and Phrases — Quiz

Question 4 • Literature and Composition II

Read the sentence. Levi was terrified of leaving his parents' farm and striking out on his own, but the longer he stayed, the more obvious it became that he was going to have to cut the cord, and soon. What are the best possible meanings of the euphemism "cut the cord"? Choose two correct answers.

Answer
A
leave the farm
B
harvest the crops
C
start mowing the fields
D
stop depending on parents
E
learn more about farming
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