Restate idiom in your own words after the stock market crash of 1929 his newspaper had laid off most of the report is four years ago and still had only a Skeleton Crew He was glad to have a job but he was overworked and underpaid

Explanation:

The text from which you have to restate the idiom is:

The idiom in that passage is "skeleton crew". Thus, skeleton crew cannot be taken literally. It is an expression used to mean something particular, which cannot be interprested from the meaning of each separated word.

The expression is used to tell that a business has just the minimum number of employees, barely enough to keep it open, at a basic level.

Thus, you can change the idiom and restate the text in this form:

how does the author's use of hyperbole to characterize jim smiley? a) it characterizes smiley as an introverted loner who prefers books to people. b) it characterizes smiley as a man who is kind and nurturing toward others who are less fortunate. c) it characterizes smiley as a man who is evil and vindictive toward any one who crosses his path. d) it characterizes smile as a man who is a risk-taker who willing bets on anything and with anyone.

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i'm pretty sure i had this question the other day and b was the right answer.