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By: Yo, Q and Co and Mickey.
A combination of words that has a figurative meaning due to its common usage.
An idiom’s figurative meaning is different from the literal definition of the words its made from.
“You should keep an eye out for that.”
-It means you should watch out for something.
In music lyrics, idioms are quite often, and song writers use them regularly.
These can sometimes be hard to spot though.
Trust us, we know!
We’ll bombard you with some songs and their
lyrics now, try to keep an eye out for idioms in
there!
Song: Welcome to the Jungle
Here’s some Guns n Roses for you:
Lyrics:“Welcome to the jungle, we take it day by day,
If you want it you're going to bleed,but it's the price to pay,
And you're a very sexy girl that's very hard to please,You can taste the bright lights but you won't get there
for free,In the jungle, welcome to the jungle,
Feel my, my, my serpentine,Ooh, I want to hear you scream!”
Did you recognize them?
Here they are:
“A price to pay. – To pay a price.”
Means to suffer the consequences for doing something or risking something.
“Taste the bright lights.”
The bright lights are exciting and attractive people and places in big cities.
Song: Seven Nation Army
-The White Stripes
Lyrics:“I'm going to Wichita,
Far from this opera for evermore,I'm going to work the straw,
Make the sweat drip out of every pore,
And I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding, and I'm bleeding,
Right before the lord.”
Did you recognize them?
“To work the straw.”
This usually means to do some sort of work, job, or activity, but in this
context, it refers to snorting cocaine, or
other drugs.
Song: YesterdayHere’s a famous one!
-The Beatles
Lyrics:“Suddenly,
I’m not half the man I used to be,There’s a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday,Came suddenly.”
Did you recognize them?“There’s a shadow hanging over me.”
He is feeling depressed.
Song: FriedWhen I feel heavy metal!
-Blur
Lyrics:“Oh I would like to give you your head,Oh I’d like to get into that pretty head,
And it would ause me to see,How you feel about me,
How you feel about always getting fried.”
Did you recognize them?
“I would like to give you your head.”
It means giving someone the freedom to do what ever they want.
Song: True colors-Mr. Collins
Lyrics:“But I see your true colors,
Shining through,I see your true colors,
And that's why I love you.”
Did you recognize them?
“To show your true colors.”
Means to show yourself for who you really are.
Song: Evil louieDeep Purple
Lyrics:“Take a bit of this, give a bit of that,Put it in a blender, pull it out a hat,
There's no going back,It's a lie, it's a fact,
Has the cat got your tongue?Been too long in the sun,
There's dust on your tracks,There's no going back! ”
Did you recognize
them?
“To pull something out
of a hat.”
To produce something
seemingly out of
nowhere.
“Has the cat got your
tongue?”
Means the same as:
“Why are you not
saying anything?”
Genesis - Down and out:
“(Don’t want) To beat about the bush.” – Making something you say hard to understand.
Ultraspank – Butter:
“Butter me up!” – To make someone like something you like.
Billy Idol – Cradle of love:
“To rock the cradle of love.” – To start the romance.
The Rolling Stones – Doo Doo:
“Pull your socks up.” – To improve your behaviour.
Special thanks to:
https://www.wikipedia.org, the free encyclopedia
https://www.google.com
https://www.songmeaning.net
https://www.henry4school.fr
https://www.youtube.com
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Marković Tehnička School Valjevo 2013 Do not distribute III5
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