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Other crossword clues for answer "IDIOMS"

IDIOMS
Some long crossword answers
Many long crossword answers
Translator's challenges
Turns of phrase
ESL bafflers
Figures of speech
Language quirks
Green thumb and "bluenose"
Shake a leg and "break a leg"
Elbow grease and "head honcho"
ESL students' challenges
Cold feet and hot air
Out to lunch and having a bite
They're not to be taken literally
Language learner's challenges
Hits the books and rings a bell
Make a scene and act up
They're not meant literally
Nonliteral language features
The bee's knees and the cat's meow
Locutions
Eat crow and "talk turkey"
Language lesson
Manners of speaking
Seeing red and "Going green"
Colorful phrases
Nonliteral phrases
Out of the blue and "in the red"
They're hard to translate
Pecularities of language.
Set phrases.
Conversational expressions.
Dialects
Regional dialects
Dialects of regions
Argots
Characteristic styles
Curry favor and crack a joke, e.g.
They trip up foreigners
Distinct styles
Eat crow and talk turkey, e.g.
Hurdles for language learners
Some dictionary entries
Hands down and "cold feet"
Subject in foreign language class
See red, talk a blue streak, etc.
They're seldom taken literally
Everyday expressions
Double-crossed and half-baked
Hot potatoes and cold fish?
Blue-collar and pink-slip
Play it by ear and "all ears," e.g.
Cold feet and cold shoulder, for two
Contents of some dictionaries
Hit the sack and "hit the books," e.g.
Bite the bullet and "chew the fat," for two
Get the show on the road and "take the high road," for two
Hang your head and "eating crow"
Clever turns of phrases
Dialects of a region
Hands down and "eating crow," for two
Hands down and "Talk turkey"
Head over heels and "hand over fist"
Like herding cats and "sick as a dog"
Break a leg and "break bread"
Speech mannerisms
Crack a joke and "cut corners," e.g.
Rat race or "cash cow"
Chew the fat and "eat crow"
Tickled pink and "in the red"
Sell like hotcakes and "call it a day," for example
Expressions
Challenges for language learners
Potential trouble for Google Translate
Up in the air and "on the fly," e.g.