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IDIOM

IDIOM. Definition : a group of words which has a special connotation not usually equal to the sum of the meanings of the individual words, and which usually can not be translated literally into another language without the special meaning lost. KINDS OF IDIOM. 1. VERBAL IN NATURE

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IDIOM

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  1. IDIOM Definition :a group of words which has a special connotation not usually equal to the sum of the meanings of the individual words, and which usually can not be translated literally into another language without the special meaning lost

  2. KINDS OF IDIOM 1. VERBAL IN NATURE Example : get up 1.1. Verb + Particle (Phrasal verb/two-word verbs) Ex. Bring up, Catch on 1.2. Verb + Preposition ( Prepositional Verbs) Ex. Stick to, Become of 1.3. Verb + Particle + Preposition (Three-word verbs) Ex. Sign up for, Drop out of 1.4. Complex combination 1.4.1 Verb + Prep. + Noun + Prep. Ex. Get in touch with 1.4.2 Verb + Article + Noun + Prep. Ex. Make an impression on

  3. KINDS OF IDIOM 2. NOMINAL IN NATURE Example : hot dog 3. ADJECTIVAL IN NATURE Example : pepper and salt 4. ADVERBIAL IN NATURE Example : like the breeze * 1 to 4 is also called “ Lexemic Idiom” 5. PHRASEOLOGICAL IDIOMS AND PROVERB Example : - to fly off the handle - wash (one’s) dirty linen in public

  4. Prepositon • Against • of • at • on • for • to • from • with • in • without • into

  5. Particles • apart • down • in • off • out • over • through • up

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