The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Beautiful and Damned: Idioms 1 key example

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

Key Examples in The Beautiful and Damned

Chapter 1
Explanation and Analysis—Epigraph:

Before Chapter 1, there's an idiom that serves as the book's epigraph:

The victors belong to the spoils.

Chapter 9
Explanation and Analysis—Epigraph:

Before Chapter 1, there's an idiom that serves as the book's epigraph:

The victors belong to the spoils.

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