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How do you put idiom in an example sentence?

To include an idiom in an example sentence, simply incorporate the idiom naturally into the sentence to convey a figurative meaning. For example, "She had a chip on her shoulder" is an idiom meaning she was easily offended or held a grudge.


Is sit there and cry until he was blue in the face an idiom?

Does the literal meaning make no sense? Then it's an idiom. Have you ever seen anyone really have a blue face? Nope.


What is a single word meaning for the idiom a bolt from the blue?

surprise, idea, shock


What is the meaning of this idiom 'blue-eyed boy'?

It means the favorite or favored person in the group. A similar idiom is "fair haired child."


What is an idiom for 'charlie is a chip off the old block'?

"Chip off the old block" IS an idiom! It means that the child is just like the parent.


Out of the blue is what type of figure of speech?

'Out of the blue' is a terse form of the expression 'out of a clear blue sky' (to mean 'unexpectedly, without foreshadowing'). It is not really a figure of speech, but an idiom. ('idiom':: an established expression in a language where the meaning is not necessarily what one would anticipate from the given meaning of the individual words).


Is the blue an adjective?

Unless "the blue" is followed by a noun (e.g. the blue sky), blue is a noun, and the is an article.(e.g. the idiom into the blue, meaning parts unknown, literally the sky).


What is the meaning of the idiom A child of the old block?

The correct idiom is "a chip off the old block." It typically describes a similarity seen between a family member and an older family member. One resembles the other, just as a chip of wood cut from a certain block of wood resembles the original.


Can you give me a sentence with the word needless?

Needless to say the sky is blue! This is an idiom. Meaning that it is given or obvious.


What is an example sentence using the idiom chip on your shoulder?

You really have a chip on your shoulder. Don't get a chip on your shoulder over such a little thing.


What is the idiom meaning of to be?

"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.


How get blue chip for car town?

well what is a blue chip??