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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
Idioms
Explanation and Analysis—Cuss a Cat On:
Jody's style of speech is a bit different from the residents of Eatonville and especially from the country folk at Green Cove Springs. All the dialogue in the book is in dialect, but Hurston slightly modifies that dialect to show Jody's different style of speech.
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