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title: Idioms taken literally — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Language
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 25 «Idioms taken literally» of the language course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Idioms taken literally

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The 15 questions of lesson 25 «Idioms taken literally» of the language course of Mova's primary school with their options, 88 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t1/) — Your mate goes "animals really fell off roofs in storms, that's where cats and dogs comes from, fr." ("Fr" means for real.) What's fairest? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t2/) — Ruby's little bro cries "Mum wants Ruby to get HURT!" What would you tell him? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t3/) — What would happen if you translated "hang noodles on ears" word for word into English for a friend? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t4/) — Your cousin from Newcastle says "howay man, that trainer cost an arm and a leg, canny dear." ("Howay" means come on; "canny dear" here means quite expensive.) What did the trainer cost? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t5/) — A Gen Z teen says "lowkey you hit the nail on the head, bestie." ("Lowkey" means a bit, quietly.) What does she mean? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t6/) — In a cartoon a man literally bites a bullet at the dentist. What's the real meaning of the idiom? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t7/) — Theo's mate goes "just spit it out, stop beatin' round the bush, bruv." What does he want? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t8/) — Zoe asks "do parrots get sick after football?" What would you say? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t9/) — An English cousin is scared when a Glasgow girl says "away and bile yer heid". What should he understand? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t10/) — Your dad says "Let the cat out of the bag" came from real market tricks, 100 percent. What's fair? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/t11/) — Sam laughs "you've only got two ears, Mum!" Which idiom works the same way, by picturing body parts? — right ✓ · ★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises an idiom? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/e2/) — Identify the meaning conveyed by the expression "to cost an arm and a leg". — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/e3/) — In respect of the origin of the expression "raining cats and dogs", select the response consistent with the established facts. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/language/25-idioms-taken-literally/e4/) — Determine the most appropriate procedure for rendering an idiom into another language. — wrong ✗ · exam

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