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'Keeping the home fires burning' symbolizes maintaining connection and loyalty despite distance. This metaphorically applies to remote teams maintaining organizational culture across locations.

'A tough row to hoe' (idiomatic) means a difficult task or problem to solve. Both A and C use it metaphorically and correctly in non-farming contexts.

'Level playing field' means fair and equal conditions. 'Crooked dealing' is its opposite, not a substitute.

'On thin ice' means in a precarious position. Refusing to adapt to new technologies in 2024-25 would put employees in a vulnerable position.

Both idioms are correctly used: 'too good to be true' and 'something is fishy' are appropriate and grammatically sound.

'Bury the hatchet' means to end a conflict and make peace, which perfectly fits the context of reaching a compromise.

'Put all eggs in one basket' means to risk everything on one strategy, which is correctly applied here to criticize the marketing team's approach.

Both idioms are correctly used. 'Came to the forefront' means became prominent, and 'not a flash in the pan' means it's not temporary success.

Ergonomania (ergo=work, mania=excessive desire) means obsessive work addiction. Workaholism is colloquial; Diligence and Industriousness mean normal hard work.

Epigraphy studies inscriptions on stones or ancient objects. Paleography studies ancient handwriting, Archaeology studies past civilizations broadly, and Numismatics studies coins.