colloquialisms

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382021) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Feb 22

Since I wrote about idioms recently, I continually find myself using them either in my discussions or in my comments. And I’m continually worrying about which ones make sense to those reading and which ones don’t. Here is a list...

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We shot through for the weekend

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382021) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Aug 20

A few discussions lately have mentioned colloquialisms such as ‘fit as a Mallee bull’, ‘this side of the black stump’, etc, but have you heard of the phrase to ‘shoot through’? An example would be ‘the husband shot through with...

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What Are Some Local Expressions From Where You Live?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 20 Jul 16

The words “idiom” or “colloquialism” both, according to the dictionary, mean “an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements.” What the heck does that mean? LOL That means...

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