100 examples idiomatic expressions and its meaning

... Figure and a nal WIDL-graphs have an initial vertex vertex Vertices , , and with in-going edges labeled , , and , respectively, and vertices , , and with out-going edges labeled , , and , respectively, ... WIDL -expressions, then , with , specied such that , is a WIDLexpression Its semantics is a probability distribution , where , and the probability values are induced by and , For example, if , , its ... from and ending in Each path (and its associated string) has a probability value induced by the probability distribution functions associated with the edge labels of A WIDL-expression and its...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 18:20

... subtleties and nuances of meaning that diagrams cannot convey by themselves It was first developed in 1995 by Jos Warmer and Steve Cook The most extensive use of OCL so far is within the UML standard itself, ... way to look at associations and their association ends A binary association ass between classes C1 and C2 gives rise to two functions f and f The first with domain C1 and the other with domain C2 ... consistency requirements are that the declared argument and value types of an operation and its implicit argument are respected Note, the meaning of operations with side effects cannot be defined...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2014, 16:41

... boxing Belt and braces (UK) Someone who wears belt and braces is very cautious and takes no risks Belt and suspenders (USA) Someone who wears belt and suspenders is very cautious and takes no ... speaking because it is socially or otherwise better not to Bits and bobs Bits and bobs are small, remnant articles and things- the same as odds and ends Bitter end If you something to the bitter end, ... situation or issue is handled separately on its own merits and demerits Cash in your chips If you cash in your chips, you sell something to get what profit you can because you think its value is going...

Ngày tải lên: 13/12/2013, 13:15

... boxing Belt and braces (UK) Someone who wears belt and braces is very cautious and takes no risks Belt and suspenders (USA) Someone who wears belt and suspenders is very cautious and takes no ... speaking because it is socially or otherwise better not to Bits and bobs Bits and bobs are small, remnant articles and things- the same as odds and ends Bitter end If you something to the bitter end, ... situation or issue is handled separately on its own merits and demerits Cash in your chips If you cash in your chips, you sell something to get what profit you can because you think its value is going...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 09:21

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 15:00

... play which points to the literal usage here 756 “fire AND coal” would be expanded to “fire AND coal”, “fires AND coal”, “fire AND coals”, and “fires AND coals”) The inflected forms were generated by the ... both, expressions with a dominant non-literal meaning and those with a dominant literal meaning; it is not biased towards the non-literal class For expressions with a dominant literal meaning ... In principle, though, our approach is very general and would also work on expressions that are not in canonical form and expressions whose idiomatic status is unclear, i.e., we not necessarily...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 22:20

... retention and annual needle loss and used this information, for example, in forest pathology [17] Sander and Eckstein [25, 26] applied the same method to spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) and proved ... canopy stand, between 28 and 37 m tall, and ca 120 years old They were felled and the trunks dissected To calculate climate-growth relationships, climate data of both monthly mean temperature and ... [Development and flexibility of the tree crown and its relevance as a vitality indicator II Crown development and vitality indication of oak, reiterations, short shoot longevity and relation...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:21

... similarities and differences between English and Vietnamese idiomatic expressions containing the word „eye‟ • Provide some suggestions for the teaching/ learning and translation of idiomatic expressions ... “eye” in English and Vietnamese … 12 2.2 Idiomatic expressions containing the word „eye‟ ……………………………… 14 CHAPTER THREE: IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS CONTAINING THE WORD „EYE‟ IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE ... English idiomatic expressions containing the word „eye‟ and a comparison between them and Vietnamese ones • The English and Vietnamese idioms in this study are collected from dictionaries and the...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:17

... possesses its own lexical meaning because it stands apart from a noun or pronoun with which different prepositions can be used In other words, a preposition has its lexical meaning on the one hand, and ... it is a spatial meaning that relates the trajector and the landmark to each other The secondary literal meaning can be explained by metaphorical and metonymic extensions Taylor and Evans (2003) ... 2003: 55) 6) other expressions whose meaning in Vietnamese is not based on the meanings of components of the original English idiomatic expressions: 39 (127a) … both in Asia and in the world so...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:22

... positive meaning and LION the connotation „CRUEL‟ – negative meaning Siregar (2005) claims that there are two kinds of meaning in semantics: Linguistic meaning and Speaker meaning Linguistic meaning ... make an idiom lose its idiomatic meaning and no longer be an idiom, a collocation accepts that despite the change in its meaning but remains as another collocation There are some examples such collocations ... 25 17 19 49 ( 100% ) ( 100% ) ( 100% ) ( 100% ) ( 100% ) ( 100% ) 72 idioms (5.2%) 85 idioms In the table 4, in terms of column, the first column lists numbers which appear in English and Vietnamese...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:26

... 2.1 Idiomatic expressions of places in British English 26 2.1.1 Idiomatic expressions containing the geographical names 26 2.1.2 Idiomatic expressions containing the word ‘ house and ... 31 vi 2.2.1 Idiomatic expressions containing the geographical names 31 2.2.2 Idiomatic expressions containing the word ‘ house and home” 35 2.2.3 Idiomatic expressions containing ... relationship between the idioms and cultures is significant and promising In British and Vietnamese culture and language, idioms are of great importance for its common use and its figurative way of expressing...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:32

... idiom may bear a literal meaning and an idiomatic meaning So what is said can be understood as the literal meaning and what is implicitly communicated is the idiomatic meaning 4.5 Cultural characteristics ... structure and function 2.1.3.3 Idioms and Fixed Expressions 11 Fixed expressions are distinguished from idioms by the fact that they have almost transparent meanings Thus, the meaning of ladies and ... the meanings of its constituents, in contrast to idioms like in a pickle or jam tomorrow where the meaning of the whole expression is different from the meaning of its parts However, the meaning...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2015, 10:26

... attractive and figurative way Therefore, understanding the meaning of idiomatic expressions is essential and useful for English users However, understanding an idiom by understanding its components ... Ocean and latitude Northern Ireland, Wales and Western parts of England and Scotland, being closest to the Atlantic Ocean, are generally the mildest, wettest and windiest regions of the UK, and ... 18 about “dollar” However, the slang “buck” and “grand” are acceptable and understandable in America with the same meaning Briefly, idioms, proverbs and slang have lots of similarities Consequently,...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2015, 09:04

Ngày tải lên: 11/07/2015, 13:42

... 6 To be above board a) to be tall b) to be honest and legal c) to have no worries d) to be loyal To catch a tartar a) to deal with someone who proves ... you to help them b) to raise false alarm b) a person or an idea that is too weak b) to be honest and legal a) to deal with someone who proves to be too powerful c) A disreputable member of a family...

Ngày tải lên: 11/07/2015, 13:42

... Alive and kicking, sick and tired, spick and span, etc - Pairs of nouns: the thrills and spills, the ins and outs, body and soul - Pairs of adverbs: first and foremost, more or less, now and again ... Theoretical background and Literature review A Theoretical background 1.1 Idiomatic expressions According to www.thefreedictionary.com, idiomatic expressions are the expressions whose meanings cannot ... implies the nuance, attitude and feelings of the speaker The literal meaning of the idiom is the meaning that we can see basing on the each unit’s meaning and the idiomatic meaning, is the extension...

Ngày tải lên: 17/07/2015, 10:57

... Image Schemas and Spatial Prepositions…… 1.4.2 Metaphor and Spatial Prepositions ………………………………… 11 1.4.3 Prototype, Radial Category and Spatial Prepositions ……………… 12 1.4.5 Polysemy and Spatial ... number and their meanings are not important to the meaning of the whole sentence What is more, the traditional view considers that all the senses of a preposition are highly arbitrary and are ... identified and grouped in terms of frequency and percentage to explore differences and similarities between English and Vietnamese spatial conceptualization and cognition Significance of the study...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2015, 19:47

... social-psychology + Idiomatic expressions referring to human attitude + Idiomatic expressions referring to emotions and behaviors 1.5 Influences of British English and Vietnamese cultures on idiomatic expressions ... ‘house and home’ 2.1.3 Idiomatic expressions containing the word ‘earth’ 2.1.4 Idiomatic expressions containing the word: sea/ ocean/river 2.2 Idiomatic expressions of places in Vietnamese 2.2.1 Idiomatic ... features of idiomatic expressions of places in British English and Vietnamese; - indicating influence of British culture and Vietnamese culture on language in general and idiomatic expressions...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2015, 19:51