English in a Minute: Phrases with 'gold'

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  This is solid gold.

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  Maybe.

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  Let's learn four phrases with gold.

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  Gold can be something good.

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  Someone who has a heart of gold is really kind or really generous.

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  She's always helpful.

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  Even when she's busy, she has a heart of gold.

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  Children who are well behaved are as good as gold.

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  I didn't have any problems with them.

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  They were as good as gold.

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  Something that is really useful or really important is worth its weight in gold.

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  Having friends who can fix things in your house is worth its weight in gold.

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  Those were all good things, but our next gold phrase is a warning.

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  All that glitters is not gold.

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  This means that things are not always as good as they look.

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  When investing, remember that all that glitters is not gold.

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  Here are four phrases that I think are worth their weight in gold.

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  Learn them this week.