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After being chased for several city blocks, the criminal was able to escape by the skin of his teeth before the backup arrived on the scene. A Alliteration B Idiom C Onomatopoeia D Simile
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After being chased for several city blocks, the criminal was able to escape by the skin of his teeth before

the backup arrived on the scene.

A
Alliteration

B
Idiom

C
Onomatopoeia

D
Simile

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By the skin of his teeth is an example of an Idiom so the answer is B
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