throw together
leave out
make waves
frame of mind
at best
common ground
hop to it
if you can't lick them, join them
fraidy-cat
from scratch
hit the road
big frong in a small pond
bring home the bacon
out of commission
how come
in stitches
cart away
from the heart
alive and kicking
all thumbs
feeload
on easy street
...i am not sure. but it isn't cliche, if that is of any help.
2007-03-15 12:35:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
These are called idioms.
An idiom is a speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in 'keep tabs on.'
This is just one of the many reasons English is challenging to other language speakers to master. Take 'hit the road' for example, "We 'hit the road' before sunrise". Sounds like someone physically 'hit the road' doesn't it? When you realize it is an idiom then you know that it means "to begin or resume traveling".
Idioms make our language a more colorful language as well as a difficult language. :-)
2007-03-15 12:59:45 · answer #1 · answered by Catie I 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are idioms. They have a different meaning that the literal meaning of each words.
2007-03-15 12:46:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm I don't know. They're all sayings...
2007-03-15 12:43:52 · answer #3 · answered by hilarywatchler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
catch phrases...maybe?
2007-03-15 12:44:34 · answer #4 · answered by JD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋