What is the best definition for the idiom, "robbing Peter to pay Paul?" a. stealing from someone to pay your debts C. borrowing from one person to pay back
another
b. doing what you must when put in a difficult d. none of these
position

The answer is C. borrowing from one person to pay back another

Explanation:

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the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)