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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).
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Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball; Bed of roses; Belling the Cat; Best friends forever; Between Scylla and Charybdis; Bill matter; Birds of a feather flock together; Black sheep; Blessing in disguise; Blood, toil, tears and sweat; Born in the purple; The Boy Who Cried Wolf; Bread and butter (superstition) Break a leg ...
Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings jab an injection with a hypodermic needle, as in the case of an inoculation (US: shot) (informal) to stab, thrust, or penetrate. biting remark, sarcasm. a straight punch used in various martial arts janitor an officer in a Masonic Chapter (specialist language)
The main readership and market for idiom dictionaries are deaf people and learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). [3] The first major dictionary of idioms in American English was A Dictionary of Idioms for the Deaf; published in 1966 by the American School for the Deaf. [3]
This is an alphabetical list of common English-language idioms based on baseball, excluding the extended metaphor referring to sex, and including illustrative examples for each entry. Particularly American English has been enriched by expressions derived from the game of baseball.
The idiom was popularized by American baby-boomer television host David Letterman as one of his comedic taglines, beginning in the 1980s. [citation needed] Since then, it has gained general currency. Stephanie Miller occasionally ascribed the phrase "Hey! You kids get off my lawn!" to Senator John McCain in her satirical portraits of McCain.