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dem82 [27]
3 years ago
14

Think about the idiomatic expression in the following excerpt from "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." “[Smiley’s

dog] would grab that other dog … and hang on till they throw up the sponge.…” What does the expression “thrown up the sponge” most likely indicate about the people watching the dog fight?
English
1 answer:
Rom4ik [11]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Admit that they lost the bet

Explanation:

The options you were given are the following:

  • admit that they lost the bet
  • bet more money on Smiley's dog
  • grab Smiley's dog and tie it up
  • try to help the other dog beat Smiley's dog

An idiom is a phrase that has a figurative, non-literal meaning. We can't conclude what this type of phrase means based on the meanings of individual words that make it up. Here, we have the idiom <em>throw up the sponge</em>. No one is literally throwing up sponges. This phrase means<em> </em><em>to give up a contest </em>or <em>to acknowledge defeat</em>.

Based on this information, we can conclude that the dogs are fighting until the people who own them admit that they lost the bet.

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