"Stand and deliver!" , the typical command in a hold up in a western film. Do you know what 'hold your horses' or 'get the hide out of this place' mean?
You can find the solution below.
And now stand and deliver the answers to these activities:
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Solution: 'Hold your horses!' means "stop, slow down, don't rush" and 'get the hide out of this place' means "get out of here" meaning 'hide' the skin of an animal. And "stand and deliver" where the typical words nasty cowboys used in a hold up to order the people 'to stop and give them all the money and valuable things they had on'.
And our students at school at work...
Project on Rabbit-Proof Fence by Oliver Lozano (4º ESO A)
