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Category:Idioms

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This page contains terms related to idiomatic expressions. An idiomatic expression, or idiom, is a phrase that, when taken as a whole, has a meaning you wouldn’t be able to deduce from the meanings of the individual words. It’s essentially the verbal equivalent of using the wrong math formula but still getting the correct answer.

The phrase “kill two birds with one stone” is an example of an idiom. Fluent and native English speakers understand that this doesn’t refer to harming birds or using stones, but that someone is completing two tasks at once.

Idiomatic expressions are generally best understood in the source language in which they appear. Because we are providing idioms from source English, the translations are never going to be literal. Rather, we seek to include the best equivalents, where they exist, in each of the respective languages in which we are engaged.

We want to stress that the idiomatic expression terms that are listed in this page are from the source English language and are meant to be used as a reference for those individuals who are language learners who 1. Want to learn what idioms mean in English in their base sense of meaning. 2. Are interested in expressing the idea of an idiomatic expression in one of the Mayan languages without a literal translation. 3. To engage users of this site to think about how cultural norms influence language and the idioms which are very language specific.

Pages in category "Idioms"

The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.