What is the meaning of the idiom underlined in the excerpt? Anything can be accomplished. Anyone can make money. A little encouragement goes a long way. Every story needs to have a point.

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"Maybe not. Maybe, just maybe, there's something they've missed that's important. With patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm." This last was one of her many Dominican sayings she had imported into her scrambled English.

What is the meaning of the idiom underlined in the excerpt?

A. Anything can be accomplished.

B. Anyone can make money.

C. A little encouragement goes a long way.

D. Every story needs to have a point.

The meaning of the idiom is:

A. Anything can be accomplished.

Explanation:

A burro (donkey) is an animal no one can usually imagine climbing a palm tree. Its legs and feet are not meant for that kind of activity. Then why would the saying go "even a burro can climb a palm?" To show that, "with patience and calm," anything can be accomplished. Even the most difficult tasks - such as a donkey climbing a tree - can be done if you are calm and persistent enough.

onto a large boat, and mark the water level that the boat sinks to. then, take the elephant out and put a bunch of marked weights onto the boat until it reaches the same water level. add up the masses of the weights to get the weight of the elephant.