(Closet Classics #6)
For those of you who have been around a while, you may remember this video being posted back in 2015, but it was necessary to update it, because…
. I have come to fully dis-agree with the use of the word, “Idiom“ as a separate and single grammatical term (actually it is a “Lexical Term”.) The reason for this is simple. Every singe so-called “Idiom“ is also some other form of a phrase and therefore, it would be far more appropriate, and lead to a much clearer comprehension of them to instead use the term, “Idiom“ only in an adjectival way to describe the phrase which is “idiomatic”. (for a more thorough description of this, Click Here.)
. However, at least for the time being, it is far more common for people to search for “Idioms“, than to search for “Idiomatic Phrasal Verbs“ or “Idiomatic Adjectival Phrases“, and so-on… Thus the title.
Enjoy The Video Lesson!
Phrases Used In The Video
- (to be) “Up In Arms” – This is an Idiomatic Prepositional Adjectival-Phrase describing a condition – Read More
- (to) “Give (One’s) Right Arm” (for something) – This is an Idiomatic Verb-Phrase describing a feeling related to a desire – Read More
- (to) “Twist (someone’s) Arm” – This is an Idiomatic Verb-Phrase describing an action – Read More
P.S. – Though there is often a difference in meaning and usage between British and American English, nearly all of the idioms in this series fall into that wonderful (albeit small) category of things which we sometimes-warring (or at least bickering) cousins can agree upon… like the fact that the Germans’ love for David Hasselhoff is a bit strange.
Have An Excellent Day!
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