Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,195,393 members, 7,958,125 topics. Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2024 at 09:12 AM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Education / Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning (808 Views)
List Five Pairs Of Confusing Words And Their Meaning / 16 Idioms Worth Investing Into Your Vocabulary / Can You Identify 30 Idiomatic Expressions In This Picture? (2) (3) (4)
Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by IamV: 8:34am On Feb 17, 2022 |
Idioms or idiomatic expressions are group of words whose individual meanings are quite different from the meaning as a group or as an expression or sentence. In other words,such expressions have special meanings,rather than literal meanings,and the only way readers may know them is by learning them. I have made a compilation of some,and will love if you can also add to the list ,so we can all learn . - Castles in the air ; A desire ,idea, plans,project that's unlikely to ever be realized . E.g ; aren't we building castles in the air by thinking corruption can be eradicated from in this country ? - Cupboard love ; Insincere love pretended in the hope of gaining something useful in exchange or return. E.g; Isaac advances to that wealthy lady is nothing but a cupboard love. - Give one a cold shoulder ; A deliberate act of ignoring someone. To snub someone. E.g ; Amaka,why are you giving me cold a shoulder ? Is it because of the misunderstanding we had last week ? - Bury the hatchet ; To make up or settle a quarrel. E.g ; let's bury the hatchet and become friends again - No love lost ; Mutual dislike or animosity. E.g ; there's no love lost between Nicolette and I. - At the eleventh hour ; A point in time which is nearly too late ; the last minute. E.g; she called off the wedding at the eleventh hour. - cast pearls before swine ; is to give or offer something valuable to someone who does not understand its value. E.g ; decorating chief okafor with expensive jewelrys before he was buried is simply casting a pearls before swine. - Be in the blues; To be depressed or sad. E g ; The economic situation of the country have kept me in the blues. - leave much to be desired ; Disappointing. Unsatisfactory or not good enough. E.g ; Her smoking attitude of late have left much to be desired. - A red letter day ; A very important day. a day that is pleasantly noteworthy or memorable. E.g ; December 25 remains a red letter day to most Christians around the world. -pulling ones leg ; to trick or lie to someone in a playful way. E.g I knew she was pulling my legs when she told me she was pregnant. There are thousands of them,so,drop yours and their meaning , let's learn from you. laLasticlala, mynd44. 2 Likes
|
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by MoneyGoDrop: 8:42am On Feb 17, 2022 |
Who naked no dey put hand for pocket: He that's down needs fear no fall. 4 Likes |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by illicit(m): 8:47am On Feb 17, 2022 |
The patient dog don dey do Yahoo 1 Like |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by daxon001(m): 9:22am On Feb 17, 2022 |
Clitocurrency is inversely proportional to cryptocurrency 1 Like |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by RoyalBlu(f): 9:24am On Feb 17, 2022 |
✓ More holes than a Swiss Cheese. Meaning: Something that has a lot of faults and problems. ✓ By the skin of your teeth. Meaning: escaping narrowly, barely, or by a very small margin. ✓ The difference between kpekere and plantain chips na packaging. Meaning: The way you carry yourself matters a lot. 2 Likes |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by Nobody: 11:17am On Feb 17, 2022 |
Looking for a needle in a haystack. Difficult thing to do. Living in la la Land> thinking or dreaming the impossible. Taking you on a roller coaster ride. Being deceived. Beating about the bush.> not going straight to the point. 2 Likes |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by BUSHHUNTER: 5:02pm On Feb 17, 2022 |
He who vote buhari should expect hardship 1 Like |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by Newboss(m): 6:58pm On Feb 17, 2022 |
Idiom: Marriage Meaning: Wahala |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by Benwallt(m): 8:48pm On Feb 17, 2022 |
A woman in search of foetus has no respect for pants. 1 Like |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by fuckingAyaya(m): 9:52pm On Feb 17, 2022 |
If you wan give up give up we no dey motivate for here 1 Like |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by Gadafii: 2:37am On Feb 18, 2022 |
-Toto water no plenty, but he reach priik to bathe- Na Benin people talk that one, I no know wetin he mean -One breast at hand, is better than two in the bra- You no need explanation for that one 1 Like |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by rex444(m): 3:06am On Feb 18, 2022 |
Ooooh my !! God bless you ... This is one of my best posts read( red ) ever ..... I couldn't afford to sit on the fence to this even as I have been In the blues lately 1 Like |
Re: Idioms And Idiomatic Expressions ; Drop Your Idioms And Their Meaning by Richy4(m): 5:27am On Feb 18, 2022 |
<<<Blow hot and cold... Alternate inconsistently. <<In Fast lane... A life full of excitement. <<< Draw the line...To stop before a point where something okay gets bad. <<< Every cloud has a silver lining...Bad things one day will eventually lead to good things.. <<<A black sheep.... Being a family disgrace. <<<Fish out of water...To be outside one's comfort zone. <<<Hook, line and sinker... Doing something or trying to achieve something with passion or thoroughness... <<< Boil the Ocean... Taking up an almost impossible ambitious project... <<<Beat around the Bush... avoid talking about what's important. |
(1) (Reply)
Scholarship Opportunities For Undergraduates In Nigeria This 2022 / What's Your Experience In Asking A Girl Out In Secondary School Days - Photos / If You get Old Twitter Account Please..
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 21 |