No, when you say that something is "AS ___ AS ___" you are dealing with A Simile
'Going for a song' means 'being sold for a very small amount'.
An idiom is a phrase or expression where the literal meaning is different from the intended meaning. It may not make sense if interpreted word by word. Examples include "raining cats and dogs" and "barking up the wrong tree."
A. "When it rains, it pours" is the idiom as it conveys a meaning beyond the literal interpretation and is commonly used to describe events happening in succession.
The phrase "Always go in search for the correct idiom" is #39 on a list called "The Bestest Guide to Gooder English". The idiom in the sentence is "go in search for" and it's not incorrect,really, but just kind of strange. "Use appropriate idioms" or "If you're going to use an idiom, make sure it's appropriate" would be better, I imagine.The one on that list I haven't figured out is #40, "3D96#" Anybody know that one?
"All bark and no bite," "Across the board," "Day late and a dollar short" are all examples of idioms. An idiom is a colloquial metaphor, meaning a term requiring some previous knowledge, to be used only in a certain culture.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Which one doesn't make any sense if you take it literally?A) Don't drag your feet - can you imaging someone dragging their feet behind them ... maybe on a string?B) Faster than a snail is a comparison that means what it looks likeC) Eight bits short of a byte would be a metaphor comparing someone to a computer missing some memoryD) Slower than a turtle is another comparison
"Your head is going to explode" IS an idiom. It means you have too much to think about.
No,it is not an idiom. It means exactly what it says - "if the job is going to get done" with the implied ending of "I will have to do it."
The idiom of going to the dogs means that any person or thing has come to a bad end, been ruined, or looks terrible.
Phil doesn't know what's going on
Fair play is not an idiom - it means exactly what it says. Things are going along fairly.
It's not an idiom. It means just what it says -- it's either going to rain that day, or it will be sunny.
No because you can figure out the meaning on your own. If you drag your feet, you're moving slowly.
The idiom, "You lost your marbles," means that you've gone crazy.
Getting places is no idiom that I've heard of. Going places is an idiom. It means you are successful, moving up in the world.
The idiom for going about something in the wrong way is "missing the mark." This phrase refers to failing to achieve the intended goal or objective due to a misguided approach. Another similar idiom is "taking the wrong tack," which means choosing an ineffective method or direction in addressing a problem.