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Hyperbole
Definition of Idiom
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on a literal interpretation of the words in the phrase. For... read full definition
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on a literal interpretation of the... read full definition
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on... read full definition
Act 1
Explanation and Analysis—On the Rocks:
In Act 1, Big Mama uses an idiom to describe the issue with Brick and Maggie's marriage:
BIG MAMA: Something's not right! You're childless and my son drinks!
[Someone has called her downstairs and she has rushed to the door on the line above. She turns at the door and points at the bed.]
When a marriage goes on the rocks, the rocks are there, right there!
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