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Strike While The Iron Is Hot 1100 Words You Need

Strike while the iron is hot Strike while the iron is hot make immediate use of an opportunity as long as it exists, take advantage of an opportunity, take an action at the right moment, carpe diem, seize the day The blacksmith has a piece of iron which he wishes to make into some useful article. For this purpose he puts it in a bed of burning coals, which we kept alive and glowing by a huge pair of bellows. The iron, after awhile, becomes so hot that it is as soft as lead, and is easily hammered into any ...

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