{"id":1605,"date":"2020-04-16T11:38:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T18:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2021-01-20T14:25:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T22:25:17","slug":"untranslatable-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2020\/04\/16\/untranslatable-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"Untranslatable Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Untranslatable<\/i><\/span> Idioms!<\/i><\/span><\/h1>\n

What the heck IS an … Idiom?<\/p>\n

Well, according to Dictionary.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (my personal favourite on-line dictionary, along with my personal favourite on-line thesaurus Thesaurus.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!) ….<\/p>\n

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idiom [ id<\/span>-ee-uh<\/span>\u2009m ]
\nSEE SYNONYMS FOR idiom<\/span> ON THESAURUS.COM<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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noun<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    1. an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket<\/span> or hang one’s head,<\/span> or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round<\/span> for the round table,<\/span> and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people.<\/li>\n
    3. a construction or expression of one language whose parts correspond to elements in another language but whose total structure or meaning is not matched in the same way in the second language.<\/li>\n
    4. the peculiar character or genius of a language<\/span>.<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. a distinct style or character, in music, art, etc.: the idiom of Bach.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

      My favourite of ALL the above is #4! Anytime you can use the words ‘<\/span>peculiar, genius and language’<\/span> <\/strong>in a single phrase or sentence, you grab my immediate attention! 👍<\/p>\n

      All of us use idioms each and every day, without even thinking about them! There are so many examples, and I bet you will have used at least ONE of the ‘15 Most Common English Idioms and Phrases<\/a><\/strong><\/span>” listed below, maybe even before your first cup of coffee this morning!<\/p>\n

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      1. \u2018The best of both worlds\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      2. \u2018Speak of the devil\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      3. \u2018See eye to eye\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      4. \u2018Once in a blue moon\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      5. \u2018When pigs fly\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      6. \u2018To cost an arm and a leg\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      7. \u2018A piece of cake\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      8. \u2018Let the cat out of the bag\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      9. \u2018To feel under the weather\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      10. \u2018To kill two birds with one stone\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      11. \u2018To cut corners\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      12. \u2018To add insult to injury\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      13. \u2018You can\u2019t judge a book by its cover\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      14. \u2018Break a leg\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      15. \u2018To hit the nail on the head\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      16. \u2018A blessing in disguise\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      17. \u2018Call it a day\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      18. \u2018Let someone of the hook\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      19. \u2018No pain no gain\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      20. \u2018Bite the bullet\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      21. \u2018Getting a taste of your own medicine\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      22. \u2018Giving someone the cold shoulder\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      23. \u2018The last straw\u2019 <\/strong><\/li>\n
      24. \u2018The elephant in the room\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n
      25. \u2018Stealing someone’s thunder\u2019<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Oh, and yes, this is a site listed at ZOHO! LOL! And English is not alone in the use of Idioms:<\/p>\n