Are there many idioms in English ?
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user
There are hundreds and hundreds . English is particularly rich in idiomatic expressions .
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assistant
Can you give us an example ?
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user
I'll look up the rate . To look up doesn't mean to look high into the sky or to look at the roof . It means to search for and find some information .
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assistant
What about the expression " goodbye " ? Is that an idiom ?
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user
That is just a natural , grammatical English expression . It has a direct translation in other languages .
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assistant