Dr Abe V Rotor
You may not be aware but you are using now and then - consciously or not - idiomatic expressions. Idioms have become integrated in the language you are using.
In fact, there are thousands of idioms, and they occur frequently in all languages. The English language alone has at least twenty-five thousand idiomatic expressions.
Just be careful; Idioms usually do not translate well. In some cases, when an idiom is translated directly word-for-word into another language, either its meaning is changed or it becomes meaningless. And you may not get your message across. You end up with an empty bag. Worst, you get misunderstood and get into trouble.
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Love is Blind (and lovers can't see) as interpreted in a romantic piece of sculpture by Donato Barcaglia. (Wikipedia)
Watch out on the part of the other party. For example, when one says "The devil is in the details" he is referring to things that may look good on the surface, but upon scrutiny, undesirable aspects are revealed.
Many idioms however are not difficult to interpret. They are understood directly and not figuratively. such as these examples:
Waste not, want not. To err is human (to forgive divine). In conversation the other party may exppress the second or consequential part. Which means you understand each other. You are in the same wavelength of discussion, so to speak.
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An idiom (Latin: idioma, "special property", from Greek: idíōma, "special feature, special phrasing, a peculiarity, " is a phrase or affix that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning.
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These are common idioms and their meanings:
1. During a downpour or heavy rain it's common to hear some one says, It's raining cats and dogs..
2. Letting out a secret.usually ends up in exclamation: Oh, you spilled the beans!
3. You realize some one is pulling your leg. It's a trick, he is telling something untrue..
4. When will you drop her a line? It means to send a note to or call someone.
5. You should keep an eye out for that. - to keep an eye out for something means to maintain awareness of it so that you notice it as it occurs.
6. You can manage a given situation. Talk to yourself, "I can't keep my head above water."
7. In a thesis defense, the candidate had butterflies in her stomach. (very nervous)
8. Feeling blue? (Are you sad?
9. It's a closed book. Our relationship has finally ended.
10. The early bird gets the worm. It's a very popular proverb, he who arrives early gets credit. There is an advantage of being an early comer. .
11. That jacket costs an arm and a leg.. It means something is very expensive.
12. It is not rocket science, means something that is not difficult.
13. Cheerful and amusing is expressed a bundle of laughs.
14. Put a cork in it.is an impolite way to say, "shut up!" (another idiom), be quiet, and stop talking.
15. It's a dog's life is a wretched existence; cat and dog life is full of quarrels.
16. A deep, sound sleep (deadsleep); a position of success, happiness and prosperity (place in the sun); a closely kept secret that is a source of shame and embarrassment (skeleton in the closet).
17. Have you been stabbed in the back? Not literally. You were treacherously betrayed. .
18. Shhh...just between you and me (confidentially)
19. You may be referring to someone who is reliable and supportive(tower of strength) such as a basketball star (another idiom).
20. Bird's eyeview irefers to an overall view or survey; eagle eye means sharp vision./
21. What job would you prefer? White collar or blue-collar?.(Office or field work?)
22. Remember the boy in an Aesop fable who cried wolf? Repeated false alarm or cry for help ends up with no one coming to your rescue.when you really need it. Do crocodiles shed tears? Of course not. They do feel sorrow.
23. Give and take (fair exchange) is a proverb.
24, To go places speaks of success, a compliment; mother country expresses nationalism.
25, Warnings: Don't jump the gun, don't begin before the starting signal is given. This is my last word (final warning or advice). Save face, else you lose your reputation.
2. Letting out a secret.usually ends up in exclamation: Oh, you spilled the beans!
3. You realize some one is pulling your leg. It's a trick, he is telling something untrue..
4. When will you drop her a line? It means to send a note to or call someone.
5. You should keep an eye out for that. - to keep an eye out for something means to maintain awareness of it so that you notice it as it occurs.
6. You can manage a given situation. Talk to yourself, "I can't keep my head above water."
7. In a thesis defense, the candidate had butterflies in her stomach. (very nervous)
8. Feeling blue? (Are you sad?
9. It's a closed book. Our relationship has finally ended.
10. The early bird gets the worm. It's a very popular proverb, he who arrives early gets credit. There is an advantage of being an early comer. .
11. That jacket costs an arm and a leg.. It means something is very expensive.
12. It is not rocket science, means something that is not difficult.
13. Cheerful and amusing is expressed a bundle of laughs.
14. Put a cork in it.is an impolite way to say, "shut up!" (another idiom), be quiet, and stop talking.
15. It's a dog's life is a wretched existence; cat and dog life is full of quarrels.
16. A deep, sound sleep (deadsleep); a position of success, happiness and prosperity (place in the sun); a closely kept secret that is a source of shame and embarrassment (skeleton in the closet).
17. Have you been stabbed in the back? Not literally. You were treacherously betrayed. .
18. Shhh...just between you and me (confidentially)
19. You may be referring to someone who is reliable and supportive(tower of strength) such as a basketball star (another idiom).
20. Bird's eyeview irefers to an overall view or survey; eagle eye means sharp vision./
21. What job would you prefer? White collar or blue-collar?.(Office or field work?)
22. Remember the boy in an Aesop fable who cried wolf? Repeated false alarm or cry for help ends up with no one coming to your rescue.when you really need it. Do crocodiles shed tears? Of course not. They do feel sorrow.
23. Give and take (fair exchange) is a proverb.
24, To go places speaks of success, a compliment; mother country expresses nationalism.
25, Warnings: Don't jump the gun, don't begin before the starting signal is given. This is my last word (final warning or advice). Save face, else you lose your reputation.
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Fred kicked the bucket.
Understood compositionally, Fred has literally kicked an actual, physical bucket. The much more likely idiomatic reading, however, is non-compositional: Fred is understood to have died.
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Acknowledgement: Wikipedia, Internet, Book of Idioms prepared by Niña Enriquez; Living with Nature Series, AVR
Fred kicked the bucket.
Understood compositionally, Fred has literally kicked an actual, physical bucket. The much more likely idiomatic reading, however, is non-compositional: Fred is understood to have died.
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Acknowledgement: Wikipedia, Internet, Book of Idioms prepared by Niña Enriquez; Living with Nature Series, AVR
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