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An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Another idiom of improbability is 畑に蛤 (Hata ni hamaguri) which means "finding clams in a field". Latin – ad kalendas graecas ("to the Greek Kalends") signified indefinite postponement, since the Greek calendar had no Calends period; also cum mula peperit = "when a mule foaled".
Indicates that another CB user can be heard clearly (see "Wall to wall and treetop tall" below). 10-4 Acknowledged; can also be used to denote or emphasize an agreement ("That's a big 10-4."). 10-6 Busy; stand by. [5] 10-7 Signing off. 10-8 En route. ("I'm 10-8 to your location.") 10-9 Last transmission not received; repeat your last ...
lost crow in another's nest: one who refuses to return home; a tramp [1] กำขี้ดีกว่ากำตด: kam khi di kwa kam tot: Better to grab faeces than flatulence. Receiving anything is better than nothing at all. [1] กำแพงมีหูประตูมีตา: kamphaeng mi hu pratu mi ta: Walls have ears, doors ...
Though the name literally translates as "fat cake", that name was already reserved by an English dessert, so in order to distinguish between the two very different dishes, vetkoek remains the universal name across all languages. viswyf – lit. "fish female", refers to a woman that throws a "bitch-fit" when she doesn't get her way. "Jy gaan ...
We use oxymorons all the time, but have you ever thought about how weird they actually are? A closer look at these contradictory phrases and quotes will make you laugh. The post 26 of the Funniest ...
Idiom. An idiom is a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. Some phrases which become figurative idioms, however, do retain the phrase's literal meaning. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning. [ 1]
See English language idioms derived from baseball and baseball metaphors for sex. Examination of the ethnocultural relevance of these idioms in English speech in areas such as news and political discourse (and how "Rituals, traditions, customs are very closely connected with language and form part and parcel of the linguacultural 'realia'") occurs.