The mood that is made by this excerpt is very sad and blue. The sentence,"The terrorists that done that to her." This sentence shows the bad circumstances the old lady was in adding to the sad mood and picture of the skinny pale skinned women.
Answer:
"Teaching an old dog new tricks"
Explanation:
"Go out on a limb" means that you do something risky for someone else. (Going on a narrow limb on a tree).
"Play by ear" means you improvise as you go. (Playing an instrument after hearing a song immediately).
"Teaching an old dog new tricks" means sometimes it's hard to teach someone something new if they become set in stone about something. (After a dog has passed a certain age it may be harder to teach it tricks).
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