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In a larger sense" means to add more detail to the subject in order to make the person you are explaining it to, understand it better.
what is antithesis?
It means according to one explanation or view, or to a certain extent.
nerve from a can, nerve from a bottle: to gain a false sense of courage by drinking alcohol
Does the literal meaning make no sense? Then it's an idiom. Have you ever seen anyone really have a blue face? Nope.
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
It just means that something is cute. The idiom makes little sense since bugs do not have ears.
Yes it is an idiom because the literal meaning doesn't make sense.
No, the word "feeling" is not an idiom. It is a noun that refers to an emotional state or perception of a situation.
The idiom for 'larger than life' is "a force of nature."
It means according to one explanation or view, or to a certain extent.
Yes because it makes no sense unless you know the meaning.
An idiom is a phrase that appears to make sense, but actually has another meaning. If the sentence makes sense, but seems to mean something besides what it looks like, then it is an idiom. "Frank kicked the bucket" makes perfect sense, and when you realize that it means "Frank died," you have two different meanings.
nerve from a can, nerve from a bottle: to gain a false sense of courage by drinking alcohol
It's not an idiom. Idioms make no sense unless you know the meaning already. "No end" means just what it looks like -- something is endless.
No, "quietly loud" is not an idiom. As individual words, "quietly" and "loud" have opposite meanings. However, when used together, they may imply a sense of contradiction or irony.
Does the literal meaning make no sense? Then it's an idiom. Have you ever seen anyone really have a blue face? Nope.
An idiom misuse is to use and idiom in a wrong way that doesn't make sense.
"Loud of your mind" is not a common idiom. It likely stems from a misunderstanding or misuse of the idiom "out of your mind," which means to be crazy or irrational.