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How to use idioms correctly

First, find out the source of idioms, accurately understand the meaning of idioms, and avoid looking at the text to make sense.

Idioms are formed in a specific context, so to find the source of idioms, we can't just look at the meaning of words. For example, our understanding of "no punctuation" means that the article has not been altered, which means that the article is written very quickly; "Taking chestnuts from the fire" is a metaphor for taking risks and making contributions to others, and being cheated in vain. "Empty alley" means that people get together and the streets are empty. There are also such idioms: tried and tested, July filariasis, tomorrow's yellow flowers, three people make a tiger and so on.

Second, identify the emotional color of idioms

As a kind of fixed phrases, idioms are stable, but they are not immutable. In order to use them correctly, we should pay attention to their emotional color. For example, "blatant" was described as fearless, brave, courageous and full of praise in ancient times. In modern times, it has become a derogatory term, referring to people doing bad things openly; For another example, "In order to save this factory that is on the verge of bankruptcy, the new leaders actively carry out market research and pay close attention to product quality and development, which is really thoughtful." "Deliberate" is deliberate for a long time, and it is also trying every means to calculate. Is a derogatory term, used here with inappropriate emotional color; There is also "rushing", that is, running like ducks in groups. It is derogatory to describe many people rushing to go. This kind of idiom also includes that even a wise man takes great care, and he will gain something.

Third, pay attention to the scope of idioms.

Some idioms can be used, such as "hot" can only be used for power, "beauty" only describes architecture, "too many books are difficult to write" only describes sin, "neither fire nor fire" only describes drama performance, and "incredible" only describes manners, so be very careful when using it, or you will make mistakes, such as "this painting is hot." Another example is "he refuted this theory and was black and blue." "Black and blue" can only be used for people. The word "black and blue" is used here. This kind of idiom also includes "spread like wildfire", "disappear", "wonderful workmanship" and "childhood friends".

Fourth, pay attention to avoid duplication and contradictions.

For example, "There are many students in our school." "Shen Shen" contains many meanings and is repeated with "many"; For example, "he has unspeakable difficulties." In "Unspeakable Hidden", "hidden" means suffering, and "bitter" and "hidden" are repeated; For example, "the toy store is full of all kinds of toys, such as ships, planes, tanks, etc." "Various" refers to various, which is repeated with the sentence "various"; For example, "for us ordinary people, life can also shine." "sentient beings" originally refers to all things in the world, and later refers to ordinary people, and "ordinary ordinary" appears repeatedly in the sentence. This kind of idiom also includes "laugh" and so on.

Fifth, pay attention to distinguish synonymous idioms.

Some idioms have roughly the same meaning, but different degrees and meanings. For example, "inhumanity" and "misery" both refer to extreme cruelty and malice, but the latter refers to a tragedy that has never happened in the world, and the means are cruel and the situation is tragic to the extreme, which is heavier than the former; For example, "nonsense" and "nonsense" both mean "nonsense", but the latter means "distorting the facts" to cover up the truth at will and slander, and the semantics are more important than the former; For another example, "chop and change" and "chop and change" both mean willfulness, but the emphasis is different. "chop and change" refers to the repetition of major principles, which is a metaphor for unprincipled and capricious. For example, "the warlords in China's modern history all rely on a foreign force, but they have no quasi-background." Metaphor "chop and change", often changing his mind, such as "he chop and change in his studies." For another example, the meaning of "painting cakes to satisfy hunger" is similar to "looking at plums to quench thirst". The former focuses on a name in name only, without any reality, just like a mirror, illusory and unpredictable. The latter refers to showing people with things, but not implementing them. Although seeing plum can't really quench your thirst, it's better to see plum than to be illusory and unpredictable. Therefore, the metaphor of "painting cakes to satisfy hunger" is to solve practical problems in a way that cannot be fulfilled at all. The metaphor of "looking at plum to quench thirst" is to comfort people with the expectation of the future. For example, "In today's situation, talking about democracy is like painting a cake to satisfy hunger, and appointing democracy only wants to quench thirst." Other idioms in this category include "regard sb with special respect", "sit up and take notice", "aboveboard", "aboveboard", "impatient" and "anxious".

6. Note that some idioms can only be used in affirmative or negative sentences.

Some idioms can only be used in affirmative or negative sentences, such as "beyond doubt" can only be used in affirmative sentences, such as "this view is beyond doubt." "Look at his back" is only used in negative sentences, such as "He is so strong that others can hardly see his back." "On the same day" is only used in negative sentences, such as "You are different from him."