PDF handout of the 32 Powerpoints - Mark Fullmer

6/5/2012Developmental ReadingHave you ever heard theexpression “It’s raining cats anddogs”?What about these?“apple of her eye”“busag it atay”“makatol it iya kamot”“maharang nga utot”“time to face the music”We know what these mean, but they do notmean what the words say. How is this possible?An idiom is a phrase where the words togetherhave a meaning that is different from thedictionary definition of the individual words.We use idioms because they give a vivid pictureof what the speaker is trying to say andsometimes are more efficient than having toexplain the literal situation.1