What is an idiomatic expression?

An idiomatic expression can be just one or a group of words, whose meaning is not derived exclusively from the denotations of the words comprising the expression. For example the English expression “caught red handed” means to be obviously guilty of a crime. Although idiomatic expressions are found in most languages, they often vary regionally and are a pain in the neck to people trying to learn a second language. The Wikipedia entry for idiom is a good source of information.

Where can I find more idiomatic expressions?

Try English Idioms, Sayings, and Slang and idiomsite.

Why call your blog Idiomatic Expression?

Idiomatic is just fun to say, try saying it aloud and I am sure you will agree.

A Brief History of the Author

Born in the mid 1970’s, raised in Williamsburg, Newport News, Norfolk, and Va Beach. College in Blacksburg. Marriage in McLean, living in Fairfax. All of that is in Virginia.

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This website is held together with WordPress, the theme is based on FastTrack by Sadish Balasubramanian from WPThemes.Info. Icons are from the Bullet Madness Gallery at Stylegala. Photo galleries are currently a mix of Thumbsplus and iPhoto. Photo editing is done in Photoshop, and most of the time I edit template files with vi. The header photo was taken on a mini-vacation I took to Seattle, and is of a wall found at Pikes Place Market.