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An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
In the beginning (phrase) Infinity plus one; Information wants to be free; Inherently funny word; Inside baseball (metaphor) An Irish solution to an Irish problem; Irrational exuberance; It was a dark and stormy night; It's better to burn out than to fade away; It's Britney, bitch; It's not you, it's me
In English-speaking countries, the common verbal response to another person's sneeze is "(God) bless you", or less commonly in the United States and Canada, "Gesundheit", the German word for health (and the response to sneezing in German-speaking countries). There are several proposed origins of the phrase "bless-you" for use in the context of ...
It's inevitable with kids: At some point, they're going to get sick.It's common for first-time parents and even their more seasoned counterparts to feel nervous when this happens.
"When Hell freezes over" [2] and "A cold day in Hell" [3] are based on the understanding that Hell is eternally an extremely hot place. The "Twelfth of Never" will never come to pass. [4] A song of the same name was written by Johnny Mathis in 1956. "On Tibb's Eve" refers to the saint's day of a saint who never existed. [5] "When two Sundays ...
For example, think of eating lunch at work in the summer versus the winter. Viruses spread more easily inside, because air flow and turnover is not as fast compared with the outdoors.
A Sick Day for Amos McGee is a 2010 children's picture book written by Philip C. Stead and was illustrated by Erin E. Stead.The book, published by Roaring Brook Press, depicts a zookeeper who has bonded with the animals he cares for and who come and visit him one day when he gets sick.