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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Proverb VS idiom
What is the difference between proverb and idiom?
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A proverb tells a moral lesson. " An idiom is a phrase that has a different meaning than if you looked up the individual words in a dictionary. His words cut me to the quick .
- A proverb tells a moral lesson.
- " An idiom is a phrase that has a different meaning than if you looked up the individual words in a dictionary.
- His words cut me to the quick .
- So I told him never to darken my door again .
- Since he was three sheets to the wind , I'm reconsidering.
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A proverb tells a moral lesson.
"A stitch in time saves nine."
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards."
An idiom is a phrase that has a different meaning than if you looked up the individual words in a dictionary.
His words cut me to the quick. So I told him never
"A stitch in time saves nine."
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards."
An idiom is a phrase that has a different meaning than if you looked up the individual words in a dictionary.
His words cut me to the quick. So I told him never
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