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Phraseology lecture 13 phraseology and phraseological unitsProf. A.V. Kunin develops the theory of stability which consists of the following aspects
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| Pr13 Phrasiology (1)Prof. A.V. Kunin develops the theory of stability which consists of the following aspects: Lexical: a skeleton in the cupboard / closet (family’s secret), a blind pig / tiger (to sell alcohol illegally); - Lexical: a skeleton in the cupboard / closet (family’s secret), a blind pig / tiger (to sell alcohol illegally);
- Grammatical: to be in deep water / waters (to be in a dificult situation), a stony heart – a heart of stone (a stern or cruel nature);
- Positional: a square peg in a round hole – a round peg in a square hole (a person in a situation unsuited to their abilities or character), to dot the i’s and cross the t’s – to cross one’s t’s and dot one’s i’s (ensure that all details are correct);
- Quantitative: Tom, Dick and Harry – every Tom, Dick and Harry (anybody and everybody);
- Mixed variants: raise/stir up the nest of hornets’ nest about one’s ears – to arouse/stir up the nest of hornets (to destroy the nest of wasps).
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