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What is a word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally but figuratively?
An idiom is a word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally but figuratively. Examples include "kick the bucket" or "raining cats and dogs."
What is meant by hit the bucket?
It means that you threw or shot something and hit a bucket.Do you perhaps mean KICK the bucket? To "kick the bucket" is an idiom that means to die.
What phrase starts with k?
kick the bucket
What is a literal idiom?
There is no literal idiom -- an idiom is a phrase that seems to mean one thing but actually means something else. The word "literal" means to take the words exactly as they seem to be.An idiom is a phrase particular to a language that is accepted for its figurative meaning, as in "That amazing shot blew me away." Everyone understands that this person means he was amazed. A literal idiom would be the usually humorous thing that happens when you take the idiom for its word for word, not accepted, meaning. That would mean that somehow the amazing shot actually created the air mass necessary to blow this guy away.
What is a phrase in which the words together mean something different than the words by themselves?
"Kick the bucket" is a phrase where the words "kick" and "bucket" on their own have different meanings, but when used together, it means to die.
What is the difference between an idiom and a cliche?
An idiom is a phrase that cannot be understood by context unless you know the definition, like "kick the bucket" being an idiom for dying.A cliche is a stale or trite phrase that has been overused to the point of being boring, like "think outside of the box."
What is ideome?
and IDIOM is like a phrase, that people speak like this.. Ex: Oh that old man is about to kick the bucket! the old man isn't literally going to go kick a bucket, he's just about to die. or another example Ex: i feel like im on top of the world! you dont really feel like your on top of the world you just feel like really happy or satisfied. ****idiom dont mean what they are really saying, its just like a saying. (expression)
What is a example of the word 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
Is drop in the bucket an idiom?
yes
Is died at second an example of an idiom?
Well, honey, "died at second" is not an idiom. It sounds like someone just kicked the bucket while playing baseball. An idiom is more like "kick the bucket" which means to die. So, in short, "died at second" is just a tragic baseball mishap, not an idiom.
What is idiom or idiomatic expression?
An idiom is a phrase that is common to a language and that is not intended to be taken literally but figuratively. For example, many people used to say "It's raining cat and dogs", which was commonly understood to mean "It's raining heavily."
Why can't idiomatic phrases be altered?
If you change the wording of an idiom, it's no longer the same phrase, so it doesn't mean what the idiom means. You can say "kick the bucket" to mean someone died, but if you say "kick the pail," it just means you kicked a pail with your foot. Idioms are phrases that are a little like short-hand speech, where one specific image has come to stand for something in the language - if you change the words, you change the meaning.
