Question

What are idioms with examples

Answer 1

Definition
An idiom (also called
idiomatic expression ) is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers. This meaning is different from the literal meaning of the idiom's individual elements. In other words, idioms don't mean exactly what the words say. They have, however, hidden meaning.



Examples
"Kick the bucket"
"Spill the beans"
The meaning of these expressions is different from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which they are made. Their meaning are however used figuratively. They mean respectively:
"to die "
"to tell people secret information"

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Answer 2

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Idiom definition:

An idiom is a figure of speech established by usage that has a meaning not necessarily deductible from those of the individual words.

What is an Idiom?

Idioms are a type of figurative language, which means they are not always meant to be taken literally. Idioms express a particular sentiment, but they do not literally mean what the individual words themselves mean.

An idiom is a saying that is specific to a language. For example, an idiom in English does not translate to an idiom in Spanish.

Idiom Example

• The grass is always greener on the other side.

"Idioms means something other than the individual words"

idiom does not literally mean that the “other side” will always have greener grass. There may not even be a literal “other side” to the subject at hand—or grass for that matter.

The meaning of this idiom is that people think the other person, or someone in a different situation, has it better, or easier, than they do.

Common English Idioms:

• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Meaning: What looks beautiful to one person may not look beautiful to another.

• Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

Meaning: Do not count on something before it has come to be.

• No crying over spilt milk.

Meaning: Do not be upset about something that cannot be changed. OR: Do not be upset about something that is really just a small matter.

• Curiosity killed the cat.

Meaning: Being too curious or inquisitive can be dangerous.

Idioms Are Not Always Grammatical

Since idioms are born out of popular usage, they aren’t always logical, and they don’t always follow traditional grammar patterns.

This is because the phrase itself carries the meaning of the idiom, and not the individual words in the phrase, regardless of each word’s grammatical function.

For example,

• This is a life-and-death situation.

Something that is life-and-death is extremely important, but that phrase itself is illogical. A situation can’t be ­life and death.

Similarly, a phrase like it’s not you, it’s me is technically ungrammatical.