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English, 17.10.2019 18:30, steph1340

Her mother told her to zip her lip. this sentence is an example of an idiom because it contains a. a word that sounds like what it means. b. language that cannot be taken literally. c. two words near each other that rhyme. d. a colorful description that makes you picture the scene

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