Decomposition of set expressions and phraseological units
I. Discuss the manner in which a phraseological unit (or a compound word) is transformed (prolongation, change of one of the components, etc.).
1. They're coming – the Antrobuses. Your hope. Your despair. Your selves. (Th. W.)
2. Furthermore, the white man knows his history, knows himself to be a devil, and knows that his time is running out, and all his technology, psychology, science and "trick-nology" are being expended in the effort to prevent black men from hearing the truth. (J. B.)
3. They got television, telephone, telegram, tell-a-woman, and tell-a-friend. (Wr.)
4. You're incurable, Jimmy. A thousand pounds in the hand is worth a lot of mythical gold. (Ch.)
5. He finds time to have a finger or a foot in most things that happen round here. (J.L.)
6. He remained sound to his monarchial principles, though he was reported to have his finger in all the backstairs pies that went on in the Balkans. (Ch.)
7. Little Jon was born with a silver spoon in his mouth which was rather curly and large. (G.)
8. It was toward evening, and I saw him on my way out to dinner. He was arriving in a taxi; the driver helped him totter into the house with a load of suitcases. That gave me something to chew on: by Sunday my jaws were quite tired. (T. C.)
9. Another person who makes both ends meet is the infant who sucks his toes. (E.)
10. The young lady who burst into tears has been put together again. (D.)
11. The only exercise some women get is running up bills. (E.)
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