Grime hides in nooks and crannies.

Meaning: This means the dirt and grease can be found in small, hidden spaces that are difficult to clean.

Choice of Words: Grime is dirt or grease that is hard to remove. Nooks are small, hidden spaces. Crannies are narrow cracks or openings. When you put these words together, it means the dirt and grease can be found in small, hard-to-reach places.

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Grime hides in dark, hard-to-reach places.

Meaning: This means that dirt is in places where it's hard to see or clean.

Choice of Words: Grime is a type of dirt or filth that is hard to remove. Hides means to keep something secret or out of sight. Nooks and crannies are small, hidden spaces. When you put it all together, "Grime hides in nooks and crannies" means that dirt is hiding in hard-to-reach places.

Dirty stuff loves to stay in little secret spots.

Meaning: This means that dirt likes to be in places where it's hard to find.

Choice of Words: Dirty stuff is another way of saying "grime." Loves is a strong feeling of liking something. Stay means to remain in a place. Little secret spots are small, hidden places. When you put it all together, "Dirty stuff loves to stay in little secret spots" means that dirt likes to hide in hard-to-reach places.

Grime likes to play hide-and-seek in small, hidden places.

Meaning: This means that dirt likes to hide in places where it's hard to see.

Choice of Words: Hide-and-seek is a game where one person hides and the other person tries to find them. Small and hidden describe the type of places where grime likes to hide. When you put it all together, "Grime likes to play hide-and-seek in small, hidden places" means that grime likes to hide in hard-to-reach places.

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