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11. "These potato chips were so good, he had to hold himself back from grabbing them by the handful." Which figurative language device is being used with "to hold himself back"? A.Simile B.metaphor C.personification
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11. "These potato chips were so good, he had to hold himself back from

grabbing them by the handful." Which figurative language device is being
used with "to hold himself back"?

A.Simile

B.metaphor

C.personification

D.idiom

User Vivek Pawar
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Answer:

metaphor

Step-by-step explanation:

This phrase is not literally applicable, he won't actually restrain himself so that he won't eat any chips.

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