Building bridges: 10 Idioms about Relationships and Friends -2012-
Idioms and expressions are important parts of any literary or dialectic culture. For anyone who is wondering what are idioms, they are groups of words that present information in a figurative or proverbial manner. Today, there are modern acronyms like BFF and pseudo-words like “frenemies.” There are many other idioms and expressions about friendship and relationships that are centuries old and still have an important place in modern culture. Here are a few examples of idioms about relationships that are used every day.
In writing, the best and simplest strategy is to say what is meant. Redundant phrases can be funny, irritating or unintelligent. If a person received two similar birthday gifts and realized one performed much better, the gift that didn’t work as well would be returned inevitably. This scenario occurs frequently in writing and in conversation. It’s always best to remove redundant expressions and to choose words that work better. A concise sentence has impact and energy. Removing verbiage to focus on meaningful words produces a sentence that grabs the reader’s attention. Here are several unnecessary words and common redundancies.
10 Colorful Idioms: out of blue for your gray matter (2012)
What are idioms? This is a common question for many native speakers and individuals who learn English as a second language. Essentially, idiomatic expressions have acquired an additional proverbial meaning that goes beyond the literal phrase. Here are a few examples of idioms that use the names of colors in an imaginative way.
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