Where can I find expressions and idioms like:
Since you're so hot on the trigger, blah blah blah (my friend used this when he's having fights over msn)
You're the herd of these sheep.
This just took the cake.
I can't find any idioms like this? So I have no idea what it means...
2007-09-01 08:58:44 · 3 answers · asked by Candii Rainbow 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You need to get hold of a Thesaurus which explains phrases - even university students of English need them.
2007-09-01 09:06:49 · answer #1 · answered by jenesuispasunnombre 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try a book like 'An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions' edited by Ian Stuart-Hamilton (ISBN:1843105187), it has a lot of common phrases in it.
(Asperger Syndrome is a form of high functioning autism where people take things literally - so idiom is often a strange thing for people that have it)
2007-09-01 19:17:43 · answer #2 · answered by fancie_cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are several places with lists of English idioms.
By the way, a candii rainbow sounds like an idiom itself. I would like to see one of those.
2007-09-01 17:34:47 · answer #3 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋