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I need a question answered..... Is there a specific term for a phase such as "leap of faith", "pushing the limit" or "end of the rope"....
I am trying to explain to PJ that these are phrases that don't just have a literal meaning and I am only able to descibe them as a figure of speech and that seems a little weak. Help me out??
I am trying to explain to PJ that these are phrases that don't just have a literal meaning and I am only able to descibe them as a figure of speech and that seems a little weak. Help me out??
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Here's a list of a great many idioms. However, I am not sure, on second thought, that "leap of faith" is an idiom, since it actually discribes what you are doing; you are making a jump from one idea to another on the assumption that they are connected, while lacking concrete evidence. I think "leap of faith" is actually just a plain old phrase, but I could be wrong.