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Vikky2426 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Expressions and idoms
What is the difference between expressions and idioms? Are they both same? Can anyone give me few examples of both... Thanks
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An idiom is an expression whose parts do not mean the same as the whole. 'Expression' is a very vague term that could mean almost any kind of collocated group of words.
- An idiom is an expression whose parts do not mean the same as the whole.
- 'Expression' is a very vague term that could mean almost any kind of collocated group of words.
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An idiom is an expression whose parts do not mean the same as the whole. 'Expression' is a very vague term that could mean almost any kind of collocated group of words.
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What do you "whose parts do not mean the same as the whole" Could you please give me an example? Thanks
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She's the cat's meow.
There is no cat and there is no meow in the meaning of the idiom 'the cat's meow'.
There is no cat and there is no meow in the meaning of the idiom 'the cat's meow'.
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