what is idiom?

-An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning or the associative or connotative -An idiom is a figure of speech that does not have the obvious presented meaning. Idioms differ from culture and country, as the phrase uses commonplace objects, people, or animals.

example in the drama gulp and gasp: 1. pain in the neck meaning -pain in the neck - a bothersome annoying person -pain in the neck - something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; 2. kill two birds with one stone Meaning: If you kill two birds with one stone, you achieve two things with the one action. 3. A knight in shining armour Meaning A person, usually a man, who comes to the aid of another, usually a woman, in a gallant and courteous manner. 4. through thick and thin -Clich through good times and bad times. -if you stay with or support someone through thick and thin, you always stay with or support them, even in difficult situations. -including both good times and bad times / to support one another in good or bad times 5. sick to the back teeth to be bored or angry because a bad situation has continued for too long or a subject has been discussed too much (often + with ) alliteration meaning the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as in 'sing a song of sixpence'. example in the drama gulp and gasp 1. feeble fools feeble : - very weak - not effective; not showing determination orenergy; fools : - A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person - A jester or clown, esp. one retained in a noble household

- A person devoted to a particular activity - A person who is duped 2. dim, daft, dopey, dozy, and dopey dim : - (of a light, color, or illuminated object) Not shining brightly or clearly - (of an object or shape) Made difficult to see by darkness, shade, or distance - (of a room or space) Made difficult to see in by darkness - (of the eyes) Not able to see clearly - (of a sound) Indistinct or muffled - (of prospects) Not giving cause for hope or optimism - Not clearly recalled or formulated in the mind - Stupid or slow to understand daft : - Silly; foolish - Crazy - Infatuated with dopey : - Stupefied by sleep or a drug - Idiotic dozy : - Drowsy and lazy dopey : - Stupefied by sleep or a drug - Idiotic 3. foul and filthy foul : - Offensive to the senses, esp. through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled - Very disagreeable or unpleasant - (of the weather) Wet and stormy - (of wind or tide) Opposed to one's desired course - Wicked or immoral - (of language) Obscene or profane - Done contrary to the rules of a sport - Containing or charged with noxious matter; polluted - Clogged or choked with - (of a rope or anchor) Entangled - (of a ship's bottom) Encrusted with algae, barnacles, or other marine growth - (of a first copy or proof) Defaced by corrections filthy : -Disgustingly dirty - Obscene and offensive - Used to express one's anger and disgust - (of a mood) Bad-tempered and aggressive - (of weather) Very unpleasant 4. free of filth.