I dioms are phrases which people use in every day language which do not make sense literally but we understand what they mean... The English language has so many of them... Ma- ny idio
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language which do not
make
sense literally but we understand what they mean
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N o one really knows why they exist or where they all began, but every culture seems to have their own idioms or expressions The English language has so many of them.
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M ost idioms come from ancient literature or even classic films Ma-
ny idioms originated as quotations from well-known writers such as
Shakespeare Learning the back-
grounds of idioms can help you to remember them.
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proper situations They enrich
our speech and increase our
vocabulary The grammar and the vocabulary of the idioms
are fixed, and if we change
them, we lose the meaning of
the idiom
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Idioms can be quite fun and useful too when
writing They are a good use of imagery when
trying to describe attitudes, behaviors, and when you are trying to draw your reader’s attention to a point you feel is important to your work.
For example, when using the idiom, He was
beating a dead horse, you might be pointing out the uselessness of a politician’s promises if the
issue is no longer relevant.