What is an idiom?

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What is an idiom?"

An idiom is a combination of words that has a meaning that is different from the meanings of the individual words themselves.
It can have a literal meaning in one situation and a different idiomatic meaning in another situation
. It is a phrase which does not always follow the normal rules of meaning and grammar.
To sit on the fence can literally mean that one is sitting on a fence.
I sat on the fence and watched the game.
However, the idiomatic meaning of to sit on the fence is that one is not making a clear choice regarding some issue.
The politician sat on the fence and would not give his opinion about the tax issue.[/font]
Many idioms are similar to expressions in other languages and can be easy for a learner to understand. Other idioms come from older phrases which have changed over time.
To hold one's horses means to stop and wait patiently for someone or something. It comes from a time when people rode horses and would have to hold their horses while waiting for someone or something.
"Hold your horses," I said when my friend started to leave the store.

Other idioms come from such things as sports that are common in the United Kingdom or the United States and may require some special cultural knowledge to easily understand them.
To cover all of one's bases means to thoroughly prepare for or deal with a situation. It comes from the American game of baseball where you must cover or protect the bases.
I tried to cover all of my bases when I went to the job interview.

Structure of Idioms
Most idioms are unique and fixed in their grammatical structure. The expression to sit on the fence cannot become to sit on a fence or to sit on the fences. However, there are many changes that can be made to an idiom.

Some of these changes result in a change in the grammatical structure that would generally be considered to be wrong.
To be broken literally means that something is broken.
The lamp is broken so I cannot easily read my book.
To be broke is grammatically incorrect but it has the idiomatic meaning of to have no money.
I am broke and I cannot go to a movie tonight.

There can also be changes in nouns, pronouns or in the verb tenses.
I sat on the fence and did not give my opinion.
Many people are sitting on the fence and do not want to give their opinion.

Adjectives and adverbs can also be added to an idiomatic phrase.
The politician has been sitting squarely in the middle of the fence since the election.

It is for these reasons that it is sometimes difficult to isolate the actual idiomatic expression and then find it in a dictionary of idioms

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English Idioms



الله أكبر

Allah is the greatest


الله يبشرك بالخير

may Allah bless you with good news


الحمد لله
all praises and thanks be to Allah


الحمد لله على السلامة
welcome back


السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتة
may the peace and mercy of Allah be with you



الكمال لله
perfection belongs only to Allah


الله يرحم أمواتنا
may Allah bless the souls of our dead


الله يزيد فضلك
may Allah increase your graciousness


أمد الله في عمرك
may Allah give you a new lease of life / may you live long


إن شاء الله

if Allah wills


جزاك الله خيرا
may Allah bless you / may Allah make your reward greater

[alghareeb]

may Allah make your reward greater

جزاك الله عنا كل خير انشالله وما قصرتي اختي

تسلم يمينك

الله يوفقك
وينفع فيكي الامة

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thank u sweetie for the amazing subjuct

may Allah save u


واسمحلي بان اضيف يوميا مجموعة من التعبيرات مع معانيها للجميع للاستفادة

ولتذكيري نفس بها خوفا اني قد انساها

مشكورة قلبي على الموضوع للمرة الثانية

دمتي بحفظ الرحمن

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بسم الله نبدأ


1- beside your self "with something"


المعنى

not able to control yourself because of avery strong

emotion

يفقد السيطرة على نفسه

e.g:Emily was almost beside here self with grief

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2- your best bet


المعنى


the best thing for u to do in aparticular situation


افضل مايمكن ان تفعله

e.g: there is no where to park in the city center

your best bet is to go in by bus



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3- as best u can

المعنى

as well as u can even if it's n't perfectly


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4-get the better of somebody or something


المعنى

to defeat or be stronger than somebody or something

يتغلب او يتفوق على


e.g: when we have an argument she always gets the better of me








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