12-17-2011, 04:50 AM
| QUOTE (Eris Eternity @ Dec 15 2011, 07:06 AM) |
| It isn't over until the fat lady sings -- There is more yet to happen. -- It isn't over till the alpha howls -- cheesy omg[/quote] teehee ;D I like this idea. I am a sucker for phrasebooks and word lists. How about this one: tongue-out: Dawali was so eager to go home, he showed up ready packed and tongue-out. (as a luperci version of "with bells on") (Also, Sie, since you asked, sort of: An idiom is a combination of words whose literal meaning does not match the meaning of the phrase (which means that most idioms are mind-bogglingly absurd cultural items to any foreigner, as they are impossible to understand) -- e.g. raining cats and dogs, beating around the bush - no one is talking about actual dogs or bushes, but the phrases have a figurative meaning. :3 In contrast: as high as a kite actually makes sense (kites do fly high), literally, so that's -not- a real idiom, but in fact an allegoric expression. If you google "idiom", the lists you get are hugely flawed, I found one claiming that "capable of" is an idiom, when that's not even a common saying! Tut tut. Also, have some more language nerd porn here. And this has a funny name  )
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