Read the following excerpt from a performance review.

Listeners will surely enjoy the way Mathers can "talk the

hind legs off a donkey" once she starts telling her tales.

Why might the author have put the phrase "talk the hind legs off a donkey" in

quotation marks?

A. To draw attention to the source's phrasing

B. To show that it is a metaphor and not literal

c. To indicate that he does not understand the expression

D. To discredit the source as unreliable

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Rachel

29 August, 06:29

Read the following excerpt from a performance review.

Listeners will surely enjoy the way Mathers can "talk the

hind legs off a donkey" once she starts telling her tales.

Why might the author have put the phrase "talk the hind legs off a donkey" in

quotation marks?

A. To draw attention to the source's phrasing

B. To show that it is a metaphor and not literal

c. To indicate that he does not understand the expression

D. To discredit the source as unreliable

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Natalie Bell · Answer 1

Answer: To show that it is a metaphor and not literal

Explanation:

''Talk the hind legs of a donkey'' is having a meaning ''making a donkey sit down on its rear end'' which is not something that donkeys do naturally. It is used when we are describing a person who is talking to much. This phrase has its origins in Ireland.

In this case, the author is considering that person can talk much about her tales.