In the comic below we see a conversation between a person’s...

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In the comic below we see a conversation between a person’s internal organs:

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In the last part, the bowel says “Very funny. I’ll be back in a few minutes”. Which of the explanations below correctly justifies the use of “few”?

It replaces “little” when it follows the article “a”.

It is used before “minutes”, which is countable and plural.

It represents informal spoken language, but the author should have used “a little”.

It is part of an idiom frequently used to express a short time.

It is used before “minutes”, which is uncountable.