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2. Comprehension of idioms - Wikipedia

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   Comprehension of idioms is the act of processing and understanding idioms.Idioms are a common type of figure of speech.Based on common linguistic definitions, an idiom is a combination of words that contains a meaning that cannot be understood based on the literal definition of the individual words. [1]

3. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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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).

4. List of English-language metaphors - Wikipedia

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   A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type. A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g., "Her eyes were glistening jewels".

5. Idiom (language structure) - Wikipedia

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   The count sense of the word idiom, referring to a saying with a figurative meaning, is related to the present sense of the word by the arbitrariness and peculiarity aspects; the idiom "she is pulling my leg" (meaning "she is humorously misleading me") is idiomatic because it belongs, by convention, to the language, whether or not anyone can ...

6. Category:American English idioms - Wikipedia

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7. Man, 66, who 'preyed on vulnerable children' jailed - AOL

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   A 66-year-old paedophile who sexually abused two girls more than 30 years ago has been jailed for 22 years. Kevin Calderbank carried out the sexual assaults in Peterborough between 1985 and 1989.

8. DJT stock climbs after Trump says he will not sell shares - AOL

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   Trump Media & Technology Group stock ()closed over 15% higher Friday and was briefly halted for volatility after Donald Trump said he would not sell his shares in the company, the home of Trump's ...

9. The dog ate my homework - Wikipedia

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   "The dog ate my homework" (or "My dog ate my homework") is an English expression which carries the suggestion of being a common, poorly fabricated excuse made by schoolchildren to explain their failure to turn in an assignment on time. The phrase is referenced, even beyond the educational context, as a sarcastic rejoinder to any similarly glib ...