Read the following excerpt from "I Sell a Dog" by Mark Twain:

I was out of money and I went down to Washington to see if could earn enough there to keep me in bread and butter while I should write the book.

What is the role of the idiom in this sentence?

A. To show that Twain was used to living a hand-to-mouth existence

B. To describe the typical diet of people who lived during Twain's time

C. To add humor to the sentence by equating money with something to eat

D. To indicate that Twain needed money in order to eat

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Elisa Bond

28 October, 19:50

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Rex Yang · Answer 1

A to show that twain was used to living a hand to mouth existence