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

To show that it is a metaphor and not literal

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.

the answer is:

apprehensive.

bc

explanation:

because it crosses through the circle twice