What's an idiom?
An idiom is a set phrase that is always a group of words. Its meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words present in it, i.e. the meaning of an idiom does not come directly from the words you see. It has some hidden layer of meaning that is very interesting to figure out.
The right use of idioms at right places just amuses the readers or the listeners. It can hold the attention of the audience but be careful not to overuse idioms. Idioms have some origins. Idioms are set phrases in which words are in a fixed order. So, one can't change the order of words in an idiom.
You can't make an idiom of yours just in a moment. It takes time. A phrase created by you, that has a hidden layer of meaning, can become an idiom only when it begins to be used by a large number of people in an English speaking community.
The use of idioms in your language makes you sound quite natural, interesting and impressive. Using idioms can even increase your confidence level.
So, what's the wait for? Let's come and learn idioms together. We'll take one idiom at a time and try to understand the same in the right contexts with multiple examples. Today's first idiom is 'Learn by heart'.
When you learn a poem or something by heart, you memorize the same and you can now recite it without looking at the book or notebook. You have the words in your memory clearly. Here goes a few examples------
1. I have learnt my lines by heart. (Now, I can say the dialogues with confidence.)
2. She has to learn 20 words by heart.
3. He has learnt the mobile numbers of all his relatives by heart.
4. My maths teacher knew all the questions by heart.
5. Ravi knows all the formulae by heart.
6. I have learnt these English songs by heart.
7. They can select you only when you can say your lines by heart.
That's all in this blog. In the next blog, we'll deal with another idiom. Do check out the next blog.
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