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Difference between an idiom and an expression?

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nmesomtoChukwu profile picture nmesomtoChukwuJanuary 2021
It’s tricky question really, ’cos while most people use ”idioms,” ”sayings,” ”proverbs,” many don’t refer to ”expressions.”

There are several literary devices in English. An expression in general is an imaginative and nonliteral way of presenting an idea. An idiom is a phrase that conveys a different meaning from the words employed (also a nonliteral meaning). However, many idioms are standard to certain groups of people whereas expressions could be more personal.


Here are some articles that might help:
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/famous-examples-of-idioms-in-literature.html
https://www.learnersdictionary.com/qa/Idioms-metaphors-similes-and-hyperbole
  • will_stewa profile picture will_stewaMay 2021
    Idioms are more of an implying and require a shared understanding of context. In my area there is an expression that is also idiomatic. ”Raining harder than a cow pissing on a flat rock.” You have to have seen a cow pee. so a new yorker wouldn’t use it but anyone born in the country (Rural areas not the nation) would understand it even if they have never heard it.
sasijayaram profile picture sasijayaramJanuary 2021
Idioms are phrases that are sometimes defined differently from the words that are used to make them.
An expression, on the other hand, is sharing your views or ideas through speech, facial features, and even with the use of body language.