IMPORTANCE OF IDIOMS, MAXIMS, AND PROVERBS
Idioms, maxims, and proverbs are specimens of language in its crystalline form. These are often compared to the glittering diamonds in a gold necklace.
These are used to express feelings, thoughts, and ideas in a succinct, effective and attractive way. Normally a matter that requires several sentences or a whole paragraph may be expressed in 2 or 3 words. The combination of these words has meanings that are far removed from its literal meanings. For example, when it is said, „In a nutshell‟, it means saying in a few words. When someone feels that the Government machinery moves at „a snail pace‟, he means that there are usual bureaucratic delays that send people „from pillar to post‟. One can „cut the long story short‟ and simply say „red tape‟.
If a person can build up a good repertory of idioms, maxims, proverbs, and quotations and then recollect them to suit the occasion, he is already well on his way to becoming a good writer and/or a good speaker.
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