No, it is a sentence. Mary and the nurse midwives are people. They built clinics.
Any phrase that means exactly what it seems to mean is a NON-example. "The table was made of wood" is not an idiom.
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It's an example of an idiom. 'Fuggaboutid', for example.idiom
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An aprosdoketon is a figure of speech in which an expected word in an idiom is replaced by an unusual one - such as "Rome wasn't built in a teacup".
An example of an idiom in "The Bean Trees" is "out of the blue," which means something unexpected or sudden.
This idiom suggests that someone is an expert, or vastly experienced, having dealt with a field or activity in all of its aspects. A clear example would be an auto mechanic, who knows how engines perform and also how they are built. This is comparable to the idiom about familiarity with a location, which is "I know it like the back of my hand."
"The idiom 'that just kills' is hardly appropriate at a funeral."
Any phrase that means exactly what it seems to mean is a NON-example. "The table was made of wood" is not an idiom.
Any phrase that means exactly what it seems to mean is a NON-example. "The table was made of wood" is not an idiom.
The idiom "keep an eye out for" refers to watching for something or someone. An example of a sentence using the idiom would be: Jeff should be arriving soon, so keep an eye out for him.
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
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Dumb as a nail.
An idiom is a saying or expression. There are many idioms that mean to stay away from, or avoid, someone. An example of such an idiom would be, "to steer clear of" someone.
"Kick the bucket" is a common idiom that means to die.
One example of an idiom in "The Book Thief" is "run like the wind," which means to run very fast or with great speed. In the book, this idiom is used to describe characters moving quickly or urgently.