6/19/2023 0 Comments Idiomatic expressionsIn Polish, “ mustard after lunch” means it’s too late to do something.Also in Japanese, “t o have dumplings instead of flowers” means you’ve chosen something useful over something decorative.In Japanese, “ my cheeks are falling off” means the food is really delicious.Also in Italian, “ to treat someone with a fish in their face” means to disrespect someone.In Italian, “ not all doughnuts come with a hole” means you don’t always get what you want.Also in German, “ an elephant made out of a fly” means to make a big deal out of nothing.In German, “ to tie a bear to someone” means you’ve tricked them.Also in French, “ I have other cats to whip” means I have other things to do.In French, “ when chickens have teeth” means something’s never going to happen.In Armenian, “ stop ironing my board” means stop bothering me.Let’s take a look at some of our global neighbors’ idioms: That is, people are going to play on words and come up with quippy, new expressions anywhere. Where there’s language, there’s figurative language. To express agreement with something that was just saidĮnglish speakers aren’t unique in their use of idioms. I’m sorry but I just can’t seem to wrap my head around it. To receive benefits or advantages from two situations (and no disadvantages) That was the straw that broke the camel’s back. The last in a series of bad or annoying things which makes someone run out of patience To make a fuss over an unimportant matter To comment on the fact that someone you were talking about just appeared To fail to take advantage of an opportunity to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action Relieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure To act or begin too soon or without due caution To do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job to do something poorly or take shortcuts. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there. To not worry about a problem until it happens Getting fired turned out to be a blessing in disguise.Ī habitually combative attitude, usually because of a grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceedĪfter some reflection, he decided to bite the bullet.Īseeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant To start over in planning a project or idea. The next time someone says " It's raining cats and dogs!" you’ll know it has nothing to do with animals, but rather that it's raining quite hard. Send us feedback about these examples.The examples below demonstrate how you can’t easily understand the meaning of idioms without knowing what they mean within the culture. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'idiomatic.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 23 Apr. 2022 Those who speak both say Cantonese is more colorful and idiomatic than Mandarin, with more cursing. 2022 Originally written for piano, violinists Blake Pouliot and Tessa Lark, violist Masumi Per Rostad and cellist Jay Campbell played an idiomatic arrangement (uncredited in the program) that went down as smoothly as pricey vodka. Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023 Kennedy sprinkles in more idiomatic vocabulary – geg, neb, snatter, wheeker, pokes, marleys – to make her characters’ exchanges ring true. Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2023 Fortuna released two more records in 2022 the hip-hop inflected Entre Luna y Babia, produced with Dominican jazz prodigy Isaac Hernández, and lush acoustic compendium ETAQUETÚVES, which explored the many musical, idiomatic, and culinary bonds between Africa and the diaspora. 2023 Better yet, Janda and Carney can discuss nuanced issues while maintaining an endearing level of silliness see Janda’s inability to remember idiomatic expressions or his relatable desire to land on the Hot Guys Who Read Instagram. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. Recent Examples on the Web This is partially because no single API is available on all systems, but also because many concepts (such as extremely low-level memory management) aren’t idiomatic for a web-facing API.
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