Arrive Safe and Sound

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🗓️ Idiom: Arrive Safe and Sound

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💬 Meaning

• To reach a place without any harm or problems.
• It means arriving in good condition, especially after a long or difficult journey.

🧠 Example Sentences

• The shipment arrived safe and sound after a week of international travel.
• We always do extra checks to make sure the goods arrive safe and sound.
• The driver called to confirm the package had arrived safe and sound.

🏛️ Origin

This idiom dates back to older English, where “sound” meant healthy or in good condition. “Safe and sound” is often used together to show that someone or something has arrived without damage or injury.

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📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

Thanks to careful handling, the fragile items __________ at the client’s warehouse.

Answer

arrived safe and sound

2. Choose the correct meaning of “arrive safe and sound”:

A) To be delayed
B) To get lost
C) To arrive in good condition
D) To cancel the delivery

Answer

C) To arrive in good condition

3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:

“The package reached its destination without any damage.” → Change the sentence using: arrive safe and sound

Answer

The package arrived safe and sound.

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