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Given below are the sentences with Idioms and Phrases
highlighted in bold. You are required to choose the most correct meaning of the phrase from the given options. The team's perseverance paid off when they finally crossed the finish line after months of hard work.Solution
The expression "paid off" means that the efforts put into something were successful or yielded positive results. In this context, the team's hard work resulted in them achieving their goals.
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