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    The document contains examples of common idiomatic expressions and their literal meanings. It shows how the idioms "It's raining cats and dogs", "Break a leg", "I have butterflies in my stomach", "Has no room to swing a cat", and "Burned the midnight candle" do not actually mean what the words literally say but instead have non-literal meanings such as experiencing heavy rain, wishing good luck, feeling nervous, a place being very small, and staying up late to study respectively.

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    The document contains examples of common idiomatic expressions and their literal meanings. It shows how the idioms "It's raining cats and dogs", "Break a leg", "I have butterflies in my stomach", "Has no room to swing a cat", and "Burned the midnight candle" do not actually mean what the words literally say but instead have non-literal meanings such as experiencing heavy rain, wishing good luck, feeling nervous, a place being very small, and staying up late to study respectively.

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    Idioms

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    Jessibel Alejandro
    The document contains examples of common idiomatic expressions and their literal meanings. It shows how the idioms "It's raining cats and dogs", "Break a leg", "I have butterflies in my stomach", "Has no room to swing a cat", and "Burned the midnight candle" do not actually mean what the words literally say but instead have non-literal meanings such as experiencing heavy rain, wishing good luck, feeling nervous, a place being very small, and staying up late to study respectively.

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    It’s raining cats and dogs

    a.Cats and dogs are


    falling from the sky.
    b.There is a heavy
    rain.
    c.You need to bring
    umbrella.
    Break a leg

    a.To wish good


    luck.
    b.To break
    someone’s leg.
    c.To exercise.
    I have butterflies in my stomach.

    a.Butterfly inside
    the stomach.
    b.Eaten a
    butterfly.
    c.Feel nervous.
    Has no room to swing a cat.

    a. The place is
    very small.
    b. To swing a cat
    around.
    c.Cats are not
    allowed.
    Burned the midnight candle.

    a. Lighting a candle
    in the midnight.
    b.To stay late at
    night and study
    hard.
    c.Play with the
    candle.
    IDIOMATIC
    EXPRESSION
    If IDIOMS are literal…
    IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
    are expressions that
    convey meaning as a
    whole expression.
    are phrases that don’t
    mean what they literally
    say, they have special
    meaning.

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