By Colloquial expressions, Idioms

Dear Angi,Rumor has it that.. is an idiom, a colloquial expression.All in all, idioms usually don't make much sense to the listener's ear.

Pucca wrote:Conchita57, yes! It was that one! Paddling on the beach, but why isn't it an idiom? I thought it was..what is it then?An idiom is a particularly colloquial expression where the words do not have their literal meaning . The phrase 'paddling on the beach' is used in its literal sense.

Hello Hela A1) Sylvester cried his eyes out. A2) The dog barked him awake. A3) Dora shouted herself hoarse. A4) My mistress grumbled herself calm."Cry one's eyes out"(#A1) and "shout oneself hoarse"(#A3) are idioms. "Grumble oneself calm"(#A4) is not so popular as an idiom but it was a...