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Jeff_Mosawy Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Idiom or not?

Hi all.

Take a look at this sentence: You have a wonderful name.

So can someone tell me is this sentence an idiom or not? I do not think that it is an idiom but I only want to know the exact answer.

Thanks.

JM.
  

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You're correct; it's not an idiom. An idiom is a combination of words whose meaning is not predictable from the meanings of the individual words. For example, "kick the bucket" with the sense "die" is an idiom; you can't guess the meaning just by knowing the meanings of the words (it has nothing to do with kicking or buckets).

— BillJ

  • You're correct; it's not an idiom.
  • An idiom is a combination of words whose meaning is not predictable from the meanings of the individual words.
  • For example, "kick the bucket" with the sense "die" is an idiom; you can't guess the meaning just by knowing the meanings of the words (it has nothing to do with kicking or buckets).
  • But in your example, the meaning of the sentence is quite clear from the meanings of the individual words, so no idiom.
  • BillJ
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You're correct; it's not an idiom. An idiom is a combination of words whose meaning is not predictable from the meanings of the individual words. For example, "kick the bucket" with the sense "die" is an idiom; you can't guess the meaning just by knowing the meanings of the words (it has nothing to do with kicking or buckets).

But in your example, the meaning of the sentence is quite clea
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