Упр.4c Уроки 1-2 Юнит 5 New Millennium English 11 класс

4 C. Read the dictionary definition of “idiom” and answer the questions.

idiom — a group of words with a meaning of its own that is different from the meanings of each separate word put together

1. Which of the phrases in Ex. 4A are idioms according to the definition?
2. What is the function of idioms?
3. Why is it difficult to translate idioms according to the definition?

1. The idioms in Ex. 4A are the phrases whose meaning is different from the meanings of the separate words.

2. Idioms make speech more expressive and colourful.

3. It is difficult to translate idioms because their meaning cannot be translated word for word.