Question

determine whether each sentence expresses meaning literally or figuratively. it cost her an arm and leg to replace the refrigerator when it broke. i am so hungry that ill probably eat three or four helpings of dinner. i easily jumped over the barrels on my horse. skip. you are barking up the wrong tree if youre trying to get information from me. literal meaning figurative meaning

Explanation:

1. "It cost her an arm and leg to replace the refrigerator when it broke." - Figurative. This is an idiom meaning it was very expensive, not that she actually lost body - parts.
2. "I am so hungry that I'll probably eat three or four helpings of dinner." - Literal. It simply states a possible large amount of food to be eaten due to hunger.
3. "I easily jumped over the barrels on my horse, Skip." - Literal. It describes a physical action of jumping over barrels on a horse.
4. "You are barking up the wrong tree if you're trying to get information from me." - Figurative. This is an idiom meaning someone is pursuing the wrong approach or person for information.

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Literal Meaning	Figurative Meaning