idiomatic expression - a phrase sustainable Self semantics.Often referred to as idioms phraseology.It should be noted that the term "idiom" is used in the scientific community, the idiom - the definition used in everyday life.
Considering the importance of idiomatic expressions, should be taken into account not separate component parts, and its value as a whole.If we break the word idiom on and only then try to understand the meaning, you get just a set of words.Remember, idiomatic expressions - are inseparable.This form determines its meaning and significance.
Idiomatic expressions are common to all languages and bear the imprint of the cultural and historical development of the people.This is due to the fact that idioms reflect the realities of a people - customs, names of cities.
For example, the idiom: "Dine with Duke Humphrey".If we translate it into Russian, will "dine with Duke Humphrey."But who he is and what it means to have dinner with him - we do not understand.If you look at the history phraseologism, it is clear that before the poor to beg at the tomb of the Duke.It turns out that the Russian language is the expression can be translated as "left without dinner," "to be poor."
Idiomatic expressions can be divided into several groups depending on their origin.
The first group includes idioms of biblical origin.This includes such idioms as "Sodom and Gomorrah," "forbidden fruit."Our language learned them from the time of the adoption of Christianity and distributing religious literature on the territory of Kievan Rus.
second group should include idiomatic expressions, borrowed from classical literature: "Augean stables", "Achilles heel."These idioms, idioms like the first group, can be found in any of the known languages.
The third group we include native Russian expression, "hang up his nose," "language to Kiev."Quite often these idioms, we can be found in the related languages such as Ukrainian, Belarusian.The reason is that for a long time, these people in close contact with each other and evolved almost simultaneously.
idiomatic expression can also be part of our life through literature.We know that the works of the great playwright William Shakespeare has become one of the main sources of English phraseology.
Interesting idiomatic expressions arise when translating text from one language to another.Quite often it happens that if the language into which the text is translated, there is no direct equivalent phraseologism.In this case, an idiomatic expression is translated through the tracing paper.An example of this can be such idioms as "bluestocking", "in a big way."Over time, they enter into the lexical fund of language, are an integral part thereof.
Any idiom - a wise, skillful modern thought, which carries a certain information understandable only by native speakers.
