It's just the first half of an idiom.
它只是一个习语的前半部分。
Let us look at an idiom: kill two birds with double-edged sword.
我们再看一个成语：一举两得/一箭双雕。
Another difference from conventional teaching is the evidence that students can regularly learn 1000 new words of a foreign language during a suggestopedic session, as well as grammar and idiom.
另一个与传统教学的不同之处是，有证据表明，在暗示教学法的实施过程中，学生可以定期学习1000个外语新单词，以及一些语法和习语。
习语是一组单词。
We should look it up in a good idiom dictionary.
我们应该查一本好的成语词典。
People drew the Chinese idiom "立木取信" from this story.
中国成语“立木取信”便取自于这个故事。
And remember even though the idiom says "Curiosity kills the cat", it ends with satisfaction bringing it back.
记住，尽管俗话说：“好奇心害死猫”，但最终满足感会让它没事。
The idiom "Mengzi's mother makes three moves" tells of a mother who did all she could to provide the best environment for her child.
“孟母三迁”这个成语讲述的是一位母亲竭尽全力为孩子提供最好的环境的故事。
One old idiom is "luoyeguigen", which means returning to one's homeland at the old age, like fallen leaves return to the roots of their trees.
有个古老的成语叫“落叶归根”，意思是年老时回到自己的家乡，就像落叶返回树根一样。
For example, under the weather is an idiom meaning ill. So when people say "I'm under the weather", they are saying that they're not feeling well.
例如，“under the weather” 这个习语的意思是“生病了”。所以当人们说 “I'm under the weather” 时，他们是在说他们感觉不舒服。
Charles, among other things, you are regarded as one of America's great masters of the blues, a musical idiom that's essentially about loss, particularly about the loss of love.
除此之外，查尔斯被认为是美国最伟大的蓝调大师之一，蓝调是一种关于“失去”的音乐风格，尤其是爱情的离去。
Charles, among other things, you are regarded as one of America's great masters of the blues, a musical idiom that's essentially about loss, particularly the loss of romantic love.
查尔斯，除了其他方面，你被誉为是美国最伟大的蓝调大师之一，这种音乐风格大体上是描述失去的东西，特别是浪漫爱情的逝去。
What image or idiom will make it clearer?
什么形象或习语能让意思更明白？
什么是成语呢？
This idiom satirizes those who worry unnecessarily.
“杞人忧天”这个成语讥笑那些没有必要或毫无根据的忧虑。
But that still doesn't mean that you should use this idiom!
但是仍然不意味着应当使用这个idiom ！
The Singleton creation pattern is a common programming idiom.
单例创建模式是一个通用的编程习语。
This is a useful idiom to take note of — save and reload.
这是一个需要注意的有用习惯——保存和重新加载。
The student identified the identical idiom on the identity CARDS.
学生辨认出了身份证上相同的成语。
This leads to buyer distrust and the old idiom: Buyer Beware.
因而产生了买家对卖家的不信任，以及“买家自负”这句习语。
This is a very powerful idiom, which is also used in the Usage() routine.
这是一种非常强大的习惯用法，Usage() 例程也使用这种方法。
JMX registers and accesses management objects using the ObjectName idiom.
JMX使用ObjectName语言注册和访问管理对象。
Listing 5 shows an example of a coding idiom at risk for lapsed listeners.
清单5显示了会造成失效侦听器的编码习惯的示例。
The logical shortcut of (statement1) && (statement2) is a common Perl idiom.
（语句 1）&&（语句 2）这种逻辑快捷表示是一种常见的Perl 习惯语法。
"If," I said, "I might use the American idiom I would say that he has said a mouthful."
我说，“如果我可以借用美国的成语，那么，我要说他说得恰到好处。”
One of the best ways to learn an idiom is by looking at the context in which it is used.
学习成语的最好方法之一是查看它所在的上下文。
Listing 5 shows a complete program demonstrating the idiom differences just described.
清单5显示了一个完整的程序，它将展示刚才我们描述的风格之间的差异。
Many functional languages have specific methods to iterate over lists using this idiom.
许多函数语言均利用这一特点通过特定的方法实现列表遍历。
Likewise, the new idiom for line in file: is supported via an iterator that calls.readline .
同样，通过调用. readline迭代器支持新的习惯用法forlineinfile：。
"They're very good students that struggle with American idiom and American culture," he says.
“他们是非常好的学生，努力适应美国习语和美国文化，”他说。
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