Differencebetweencollocation,fixedexpressionand

idioms?
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Collocations,fixedexpressionsandidiomsallrelatetothecombinationofwords.
[TweetCollocationreferstothewayinwhichsomewordsregularlyoccurtogether.]
Collocationreferstothewayinwhichsomewordsregularlyoccurtogether.
Forexample:
Dohomework
Makethebed
Agoldenopportunity
Takearisk
Afaintsmell
Therearenorulesonhowthesecollocationsareformed,theysimplysoundrighttothenative
speaker.
Forexample:
Yousayheavysmokerbutyouwouldneversaystrongsmokerandyousayapowerfulcarnota
strongcar.
Referringtoheight,wewouldneversayTomishigh,wesayTomistall.
Wetakeaquickshower,notafastshowerandeatfastfood,notquickfood.
Wehaveablazingrow,notaburningrowandhaveaheatedargument,notahotargument.
Therearedifferenttypesofcollocations:
Adjectivenoun:Noun+verb:Verb+noun:Adverb+adjective:Noun+noun:Verb+adverb/
Adverb+verb:Checkouttheselinksformorecollocations:
Anexcellentonlinecollocationdictionarycanbefoundhere:
[TweetAfixedexpressionisthestandardwayofexpressingaconceptoranidea.]
Afixedexpressionisaformofexpressionthathastakenonamorespecificmeaningthanthe
wordsthemselves.Itisthestandardwayofexpressingaconceptoranideaitissomethingwe
ordinarilysayincertainsituations.
Examplesinclude:

Pleasedtomeetyou
Allofasudden
Ontheotherhand
Moretroublethanitsworth
Neitherherenorthere
[TweetAnidiomisanexpressionthatcannotbeunderstoodfromthemeaningsofitsseparate
wordsbutthathasaseparatemeaningofitsown.]
Anidiomisanexpressionthatcannotbeunderstoodfromthemeaningsofitsseparatewordsbut
thathasaseparatemeaningofitsown.
Examplesinclude:
Acanofworms(acomplicatedproblem)
Achipoftheoldblock(achildwithsimilarcharacteristicstooneoftheirparents)
Tobeoutforthecount(tobesleepingpeacefully)
Rubsomeonethewrongway(annoyorbothersomeone)
Pullsomeonesleg(teasesomeonebytryingtomakethembelievesomethingthatisnottrue)
Checkoutthisexcellentlinkforlotsofdifferentexamplesofidioms: