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An idiom is a phrase that doesn't make any sense unless you know the idiomatic definition. This phrase means exactly what it looks like, so it's not an idiom.
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What is the meaning of the idiom nurse a grudge?
To nurse a grudge is to have a long lasting feeling of resentment over a slight, or insult, etc, someone did to you.
Is diss an idiom?
No, "diss" is not an idiom. It is a slang term meaning to disrespect or insult someone verbally. Idioms are phrases or expressions that have a figurative meaning different from their literal meaning.
What is an example sentence using the idiom 'add insult to injury?
Don't add insult to injury by threatening a lawsuit.To add insult to injury, they fired most of the workers after the merger.First they acquired the property on a technicality then they added insult to injury by turning it into a garish dump that lowered the property values for everyone around them.
What is an amateur hour?
An amateur hour is an idiom for a situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill and sound judgment.
How is the idiom hit someone below the belt used daily?
This idiom is used frequently when a social "low blow" has occurred, typically in an insult form. This is used in reply to an insult or an action which is insulting to a person on a much deeper level than the usual run-of-the-mill insults. Typically, these insults will be about family, ones mother or a girlfriend/boyfriend. As relating to the moral standard of never striking a man in the groin during the fight, the term "hit below the belt" summarizing the insult as of bad taste.
What does the idiom NERD mean?
The word "Nerd" is used to describe a smart person. However, often it is not used as a complement, but rather as an insult, meaning that the person is not popular.
What does the idiom the last straw mean?
you had it with someone, you dont want to do something no more
What does the idiom let something slide mean?
Dont let it bother you. forget it.
What is an idiom meaning in a teasing manner?
Yanking your chain,' means to insult someone in a teasing manner, perhaps convincing them of something untrue. This is also called 'pulling your leg.'
What is the meanig of the idiom rub it in?
It means to add insult to injury, to make someone feel even worse about something they did. The image is of you rubbing salt or lemon juice into their cuts.
Where did the idiom add insult to injury originate?
This isn't an idiom - it means exactly what it says.To add: (verb) to join something to something elseInsult: to speak to or treat with disrespectful scorn and abuseInjury: harmThe phrase means that someone has further abused someone who is already harmed by something.
What is a village idiom?
I think you mean village idiot - that would be the mentally deficient person that every village was said to have one of. The word idiot wasn't always such an insult as it is today.
