Question

Which of the following statements uses a euphemism?

Answer 1

The correct answer is:    [A]:

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    " When the teacher passed out the baby pigs the class was supposed to dissect, one of the students lost their lunch. "

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Note: This is the only answer choice given that uses a "euphemism" ; or "polite-sounding idiom or expression" to replace an otherwise distasteful event or situation or description of something.

In this particular statement, the euphemism is:  "lost [their] lunch".

Note that to "lose [one's] lunch" is a euphemism for "vomiting" (an unpleasant description or event.

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Hope this helps!

   Best wishes to you!

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