Question

Which of the following excerpts from "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" is an example of idiom used for satirical effect?
"souls from Satan"
"half-blind rabble-rousers"
"nonstudent, nonactivist population"
"sure as God made little green apples"

Answer 1

it might be said that the idiom used with satirical effect is "souls from Satan" which might derive from the idea that evil people are thought to have sold their souls to Satan that is why they are evil. As it is an idiom, it needs to be interpreted and not taken literally.