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Idioms don't belong in a dictionary though.
by asdsa5325 9y ago
Idioms don't belong in a dictionary though.
- a_t48 9y agoObviously the dictionary disagrees.
- dragonwriter 9y agoIdioms are terms that have meaning distinct from their component parts that are used in a language; their omission from a dictionary would cripple the normal use of a dictionary.
- CydeWeys 9y agoWhy not? Since we're talking about definitions of words here, there's nothing in the definition of "dictionary" that precludes idioms. Indeed, having common idioms in a dictionary is useful, because you typically refer to a dictionary when you don't know something, i.e. you also don't know if it's an idiom or not. Better for the dictionary to tell you that it is an idiom (and what it means) than to simply omit it. People typically go to dictionaries to figure out the meaning of something they've just read or heard; whether or not something is an idiom, they still need to know what it means.
- brainerazer 9y agoAs English is my second language, I can say that reliance of English on idioms is enormous and they 100% should be easily lookupable.