An idiom is a phrase or saying that usually holds a special meaning different than what the words themselves might imply.
所谓习语，就是指某些词组或者说法，它们拥有特殊含义，与字面意思不同。
As an idiom, we use this phrase to indicate that someone is not alert enough when something critical is taking place, or not paying full attention to an important situation.
做为一条习语，我们通常用这条短评来指那些当一些关键的事发生时不够警觉或者对重要的情况没有投入全部注意力的人。
成语还是短语？
A phrase, according with the majority's feel for idioms, is an idiom.
凡符合多数人的成语语感的短语就是成语。
The advertisers use brand, idiom, and phrase, etc, to form pun skillfully.
广告商巧妙地运用品牌、成语、习语等构成双关语以增加宣传效果。
Linguists have different opinion in classification of idiomatic phrases, but it is sure that idiom and allegorical saying are members of idiomatic phrase.
语言学家们对熟语的分类各不相同，但可以肯定成语和歇后语都是熟语中的成员。
An idiom is a phrase or saying that has a deep meaning.
成语就是一个短语或俗语，它含有很深的意义。
The phrase on this Weibo meme is a play on a Chinese idiom meaning to "leave none behind".
这个在微博上的“梗”意思是：“中国，一点都不能少。”
It is not always easy to render a Chinese four-character phrase or idiom into English.
汉语四字词组（包括成语）的英译，不太容易处理好。
An idiom is a phrase which is an established and fixed part of a particular language.
习语是某一语言在使用过程中形成的独特而固定的表达方式。
A word, a phrase, or an idiom peculiar to the English language, especially as spoken in England; a Briticism.
英国习语，英国特有用词，英国式的语言现象英语，尤其是在英语口语中所特有的单词、短语或习惯用语；
Finally - the author raises some questions to analyze the phrase predicate pattern: is it subject-verb predicate - parataxis-structure predicate - or four-character-idiom predicate pattern?
最后，对短语谓语的分析提出了问题：这些短语谓语是主谓谓语，联合谓语还是四字成语谓语。
Finally - the author raises some questions to analyze the phrase predicate pattern: is it subject-verb predicate - parataxis-structure predicate - or four-character-idiom predicate pattern?
最后，对短语谓语的分析提出了问题：这些短语谓语是主谓谓语，联合谓语还是四字成语谓语。
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