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Idiomatic Expressions - TIME

Idiomatic expressions are phrases or sentences that have a different literal translation but their common use has given them a new figurative meaning. Examples provided include idioms related to time such as "a mile a minute" meaning very fast, "long time, no see" used to greet someone not seen in a long time, and "crack of dawn" referring to very early in the morning. Other examples are "once in a blue moon" meaning very infrequently and "get/go with the times" to mean keeping up with modern trends. Finally, "let's call it a day" suggests stopping work for the day.

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Idiomatic Expressions - TIME

Idiomatic expressions are phrases or sentences that have a different literal translation but their common use has given them a new figurative meaning. Examples provided include idioms related to time such as "a mile a minute" meaning very fast, "long time, no see" used to greet someone not seen in a long time, and "crack of dawn" referring to very early in the morning. Other examples are "once in a blue moon" meaning very infrequently and "get/go with the times" to mean keeping up with modern trends. Finally, "let's call it a day" suggests stopping work for the day.

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Idiomatic Expressions

Idiomatic Expressions are phrases or full sentences, that may have a different
translation but the regular use has transformed them into a full meaning unit.
Idiomatic Expressions
TIME
a mile a minute
A mile a minute means very fast.
long time, no see
We often say Long time, no see when we
greet someone we haven’t seen in a long time.
crack of dawn
The crack of dawn means very early in the
morning.
once in a blue moon
Once in a blue moon means very infrequently.
get/go with the times
To get/go with the times mean to do/think what other
people are doing/thinking in the modern world.
Let’s call it a day/Why don’t we call it a day?
We can say Let’s call it a day (or Why don’t we call it
a day?) to suggest that we stop working for the day.
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