All 3 Uses of
idiom
in
Leaves of Grass
- Every existence has its idiom, every thing has an idiom and tongue, He resolves all tongues into his own and bestows it upon men, and any man translates, and any man translates himself also, One part does not counteract another part, he is the joiner, he sees how they join.†
Chpt 9
- Every existence has its idiom, every thing has an idiom and tongue, He resolves all tongues into his own and bestows it upon men, and any man translates, and any man translates himself also, One part does not counteract another part, he is the joiner, he sees how they join.†
Chpt 9
- Have you studied out the land, its idioms and men?†
Chpt 23 *
Definition:
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(idiom) a way of putting things that is characteristic of a specific group of people