answersLogoWhite

0

What part of an idiom is 'to be in'?

User Avatar

Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

"To be in" means that the person is home -- it's a short version of saying "to be in the house"

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

If an expression cannot be used in a sentence does that mean that it's not an idiom?

An idiom usually is a sentence, or part of one. It certainly can be used as part of a sentence. The way to tell if it's an idiom is if it makes sense the way it's literally written.


Does bacon fly?

The idiom is "when pigs fly". Bacon comes from pigs, but bacon is not in the idiom. The idiom simply means, "impossible".


What does the idiom your are tied mean?

Nothing. You have left out part of the idiom. Perhaps you mean "your hands are tied," which means that you have no power to do anything in a given situation.


Sentence with the idiom ''dog days of summer''?

the sultry part of the summer


What is the difference between an idiom and a phrase?

You cannot understand an idiom without knowing ahead of time what it means. A phrase is just part of a normal sentence.


What part of speech is love is a song that plays in your heart?

it means an idiom/per


What does the idiom your heart sank mean?

It means find that part in the heart, tell what it has, and what it is.


What does the idiom ''he's taken the lions share'' mean?

Its the big part f something


What does the idiom get on with it mean?

Hurry up, finish what you started, whats the main part of this question, stuff like that. It's not necessarily and idiom, just a popular saying people use.


What is the meaning of the idiom to Sit on the sidelines?

This is a sports idiom. If you're not playing well enough, the coach makes you sit on the sidelines of the field instead of joining the game. If you are sitting on the sidelines, you are not participating. You have been "benched." The idiom means that you're not part of whatever is going on.


How do you spell idiom?

Idiom is correct.


Part of speech of start from scratch?

Start from scratch is an idiom it is not a part of speech. It contains a verb -start, a preposition - from and a noun - scratch