Hiya, everybody !I recently contributed two websites with lots of information about Idioms, I hope you will find them useful.I thought I would help you with a little information about Idioms.First, a definition: a phrase or expression that is (usually) not taken literally. For example, "Don't let the cat out of the bag" means to not tell something one knows, to keep silent.Second, a nice analogy: An idiom is a "word - package" with a 'meaning' inside of it. So, if you get a package with "Happy Birthday" written all over it, you know it contains a birthday present, but you still don't know what it is, do you?Idioms work the same way : You know what the words mean, but you don't have the message,right?So, let's look at "Don't let the cat of the bag."What does it mean?If we let the cat out of the bag, we will know what was in the bag, and the cat will run free.What's the idiom? If you let this information out, it will no longer be a secret, and other people may be able to make use of it ways we do not want them to.See?I hope that helps you understand how idioms work.Please help us all by contributing one or two idioms from your languages translated into English.Thanks,Frank
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