English Verbal Idiom
An English Verbal Idiom is an english idiom that functions as a verbal predicate with non-compositional meaning.
- AKA: English Idiomatic Verb, English Verb Idiom, English Predicative Idiom.
- Context:
- It can typically contain a English Verb Form as its english head element.
- It can often undergo English Tense Inflection while maintaining english idiomatic meaning.
- It can frequently include English Complement Structures like english objects or english particles.
- It can generally resist English Passive Transformation in many english syntactic contexts.
- It can usually demonstrate English Aspectual Propertys in english temporal expression.
- It can commonly appear with English Modal Verbs in english modal constructions.
- It can sometimes allow English Pronoun Substitution for english nominal elements.
- It can range from being a Transitive English Verbal Idiom to being an Intransitive English Verbal Idiom, depending on its english argument structure.
- It can range from being a Fixed English Verbal Idiom to being a Variable English Verbal Idiom, depending on its english syntactic flexibility.
- It can range from being a Formal English Verbal Idiom to being a Colloquial English Verbal Idiom, depending on its english register.
- It can range from being a Transparent English Verbal Idiom to being an Opaque English Verbal Idiom, depending on its english semantic clarity.
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- Example(s):
- English Death Euphemism Idioms, such as:
- KICKTHEBUCKET English Idiom Lexeme meaning "to die".
- BITETHEDUST English Idiom Lexeme meaning "to die or fail".
- English Communication Idioms, such as:
- DROPMEALINE English Idiom Lexeme meaning "to send a message".
- SPILLTHEBEANS English Idiom Lexeme meaning "to reveal secrets".
- English Social Interaction Idioms, such as:
- BREAKTHEICE English Idiom Lexeme meaning "to initiate social contact".
- BURNINGBRIDGES English Idiom Lexeme meaning "to destroy relationships".
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- English Death Euphemism Idioms, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- English Nominal Idiom, which functions as noun phrase.
- English Phrasal Verb, which has compositional particle meaning.
- English Literal Verb Phrase, which maintains compositional semantics.
- English Adjectival Idiom, which functions as modifier.
- See: English Idiom, KICKTHEBUCKET, DROPMEALINE English Idiom Lexeme, English Phrasal Verb, Verbal Predicate, Idiomatic Expression, English Verb Phrase.