What is an idiom?(1 point)

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when an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics
when an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics

the use of descriptive language that creates a vivid picture in the reader's mind and may evoke an emotional response
the use of descriptive language that creates a vivid picture in the reader's mind and may evoke an emotional response

an expression whose meaning cannot be figured out from the literal meanings of the words but has a figurative meaning as a whole
an expression whose meaning cannot be figured out from the literal meanings of the words but has a figurative meaning as a whole

a figure of speech that implies a comparison between seemingly unlike things without using “like” or ‘as’

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An idiom is an expression whose meaning cannot be figured out from the literal meanings of the words but has a figurative meaning as a whole.