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No.
Hyperbole is an exaggeration.
I was so cold last night that my nose turned into an icicle and dropped off.
An idiom is any combination of words in a language where the meaning is not quite what you might expect.
When Dubya tried to talk French the way he didn't know how to pronounce 'r' stuck out a mile.
'Stuck out a mile' just means 'was very obvious'.
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∙ 14y ago
No, an idiom is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meanings of the words used, while a hyperbole is an exaggeration or overstatement used for emphasis or effect. So while both involve figurative language, they serve different purposes in communication.
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Is dead as a doornail an idiom hyperbole or a simile?
It is actually an idiom.
Is the sentence this homework is taking forever a idiom or a hyperbole?
Idiom
Is blew his top a hyperbole?
No, "blew his top" is considered an idiom.
Is That guy just leapt about a hundred feet into the air and idiom?
Hyperbole
What is a example of a idiom?
They are asking the same thing except one is asking for A example and the other one is asking for AN example of an idiom they are asking the same thing but in a different way of saying it
How are idiom and hyperbole the same?
They're both considered figures of speech and they both liven up writing. Other than that, they're not very similar.
What figure of speech is life is a bowl of cherries?
"Life is just a bowl of cherries" is a popular idiom that at one point was made into a song. It simply means that life is good and everything is going great!
What is a idiom for can't make heads or tails?
Another idiom that means the same thing would be "all at sea."
Is feeling blue a hyperbole?
No, feeling blue is an idiom that means feeling sad or melancholic. It is not a hyperbole, which is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is a example of the word idiom?
"Kick the bucket" is a common idiom that means to die.
What does the idiom every time I turn around mean?
It is just an exaggerated way of saying something happens quite often - it is hyperbole, not an idiom.
How can how hyperbole be used to create sarcasm?
hyperbole can be used oppositely some thing some thing etc
