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Idiom means; a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
For two; what are the answer choices?
For three; I will answer it when I get more detail.
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The falling action is when the host Mrs. Pringle reminds her daughter Elaine of how she had always thought highly of the wealthy gentleman Mr. Farnsworth.
A Satire is a type of story where human behavior is held up for ridicule while a fable is a short story, often with animals instead of people, that illustrates a moral point.
The best option for the meaning of the expression is: a private conversation.
The French expression "tête-à-tête" means precisely that: a private conversation that usually takes place between two people. It could also involve more people as long as it's still intimate. This expression literally means "head-to-head", since the word <em>tête</em> comes from Old Frech <em>teste</em> (head.).