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The idiom "under the weather" means to feel ill. why might this phrase be confusing to waverly's mother?

a. many of the chinese immigrants refused to learn english and so waverly's mother might not understand this phrase.

b. in chinese the phrase means something insulting for polite conversation.

c. because english is her second language she might interpret the phrase literally and become confused.

d. waverly's mother speaks only chinese and so this phrase would not make sense to her.

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