Question

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

Answer 1

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

Step-by-step 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.