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Definition of Idiom
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on a literal interpretation of the words in the phrase. For... read full definition
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on a literal interpretation of the... read full definition
An idiom is a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based solely on... read full definition
The Journal (continued)
Explanation and Analysis—Our Happiness:
In Pamela's final entry in the Journal (continued), she writes that the neighbors all came over the day before to congratulate her and Mr. B. on their "Happiness." To congratulate a newly married couple on their "happiness" is an idiom, but it is worth examining the metaphor at the heart of that idiom:
We were Yesterday favour’d with the Company of almost all the neighbouring Gentry, and their good Ladies, who, by Appointment with one another, met to congratulate our Happiness.
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Explanation and Analysis—Author of my Happiness:
In the Journal (continued), Pamela writes a letter to her parents in which she praises Mr. B. and signs off as "Mrs. B." In this letter, she uses an idiom that is common in 18th-century writing:
Unlock with LitCharts A+In short, he says every thing that may embolden me to look up, with Pleasure, upon the generous Author of my Happiness.
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