The phrase from the passage that best represents an idiom is “gave me the chills.” An idiom is a phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, and “gave me the chills” expresses a reaction of excitement or fear rather than a literal sensation of cold.
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“I’ve seen a lot of fossils in my career, and this was a fossil that gave me the chills,” O’Keefe said. “A big, mostly complete fossil with a baby inside of it — that’s awesome.”
Which phrase from the passage best represents an idiom?(1 point)
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“that’s awesome”
“that’s awesome”
“I’ve seen a lot of fossils”
“I’ve seen a lot of fossils”
“with a baby inside of it”
“with a baby inside of it”
“gave me the chills”
“gave me the chills”
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