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Easy come, easy go; Easy, times easy, is still easy; Early marriage, earlier pregnant; Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper; Eat, drink and be merry, (for tomorrow we die) Empty vessels make the most noise; Enough is as good as a feast; Even a worm will turn; Even from a foe a man may learn wisdom
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).
However it also has a more literal meaning and in certain circumstances is the preferred idiom to use. "Hold your horses" literally means to keep your horse(s) still, not to be confused with holding them in a stable. Someone is to slow down when going too fast, [1] or to wait a moment, or to be more careful, [2] or to be patient before acting.
Go to, or head for, the last roundup [11] To die Euphemistic Associated with dying cowboys, along with "Going to that big ranch in the sky." Go to one's reward [2] To die Euphemistic: Final reckoning, just deserts after death Go to one's watery grave [1] To die of drowning: Literary: Go to a Texas cakewalk [11] To be hanged Unknown Go the way ...
2. Leave; move; go quickly [54] breezer Convertible car [55] breezy Easy going; jovial; cheerful e.g. One movie reviewer refer to the hero of a film A Stranger from Somewhere as a Breezy Westerner [53] brillo Someone who lives fast and is a big spender [5] broad. Main article: Woman
Landolina, who invented the plant-based hemostatic gel technology at the age of 17, said "91% of battlefield mortality relates to what we call preventable hemorrhage, meaning that if there were ...
Love is blind—an idiom meaning a person who is in love can see no faults or imperfections in the person whom they love [4] In linguistics, idioms are usually presumed to be figures of speech contradicting the principle of compositionality. That compositionality is the key notion for the analysis of idioms emphasized in most accounts of idioms.
A long line of stationary or slow-moving traffic extending back from a busy junction or similar obstruction on the road. [161] [162] (US: back up) takeaway food outlet where one can order food to go (or be delivered) (not usually applied to fast food chains). Usage: "we had a takeaway for dinner", "we went to the local takeaway". [DM]; (US ...