Homework Help: lag

Posted by george on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 10:41pm.

what is a idiom?

the queston is this "which sentence uses an idiom?"

A)gustavo said we should go to the party.

B)gustavo said we should go for it.

C)gustavo said we might go with him.

lag - Writeacher, Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 11:42pm
I think you mean, "What is an idiom?"

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/idiom

Which one, do you think?
lag - george, Monday, May 10, 2010 at 2:01am
no i mean
(A) idiom

and c
lag - Writeacher, Monday, May 10, 2010 at 8:01am
Nope. It's B.

In A and C, all the words have explainable meanings in the ways they are used in the sentences, but not so with B. The idiom there is "go for it" because it's not clear that anyone is GOING anywhere and it's not clear what "it" is, yet we understand the idea that sentence is trying to get across.

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