Idioms allow concepts or ideas to be condensed into a few words.
An idiom is a fixed expression whose meaning cannot be deduced from the words that compose it. It is a linguistic custom that allows you to condense an idea into a few words and transmit said concept to all those who share the same language .
Idioms are sometimes confused with proverbs , although these have a pedagogical or instructive intention and, in addition, are usually expressed in rhyme.
Examples of idiom
Let's look at some examples of idioms in the Spanish language to understand how these language customs work. The expression “beating around the bush” is used to refer to someone who does not address an issue directly, but instead tries to approach the situation in a subtle way and by taking certain detours, whether voluntarily or without realizing it: “The police “He told the suspect not to beat around the bush and to explain clearly what he was doing there.”
Many other examples of common idioms that are frequently used in Spanish are the following:
• Drowning in a glass of water. It is used to mean that a person gets overwhelmed very easily and when faced with any small unexpected turn, they do not know how to solve it and how to act.
• Dance with the ugliest. In this case, this idiom is used to record that someone has had the worst part in a job, in a relationship...
• Make castles in the air. This expression is used to show that someone is very fanciful and is not attached to reality.
• Undressing a saint to clothe another. This other idiom is usually used to indicate that to solve a problem another has been generated.
• Throwing in the towel is used to say that someone gives up in a certain situation.
It is common for idioms to be mentioned as linguistic customs.
Meaning of different popular phrases
The idea of catching someone “red-handed,” on the other hand, refers to the fact of observing a person at the moment when they are doing something illegal or incorrect: “The mother caught the child with his hands in his hand.” mass: he just observed him when he climbed onto a chair to grab the candy.”
“Being on the moon” is the idiom used to mention someone who is distracted or who does not pay attention to what they are doing: “Today you are on the moon! “I asked you to buy a kilo of pork and you brought half a kilo of chicken.”
Idiom and idiom
In the same way, we cannot ignore the fact that idiom, on many other occasions, is used as a synonym for idiotism. In this case, therefore, what is evident is an expression that does not comply with the grammatical rules that exist in a specific language.
A clear example of this idiotism or idiom is the phrase “in plain sight.” This clearly breaks with the rules of Spanish grammar since it uses words, as we can see, that have no correspondence in terms of gender: eyes is a masculine word and views is feminine.