Lexical variations Flashcards
1
Q
Cockney rhyming slang
A
replacing a word with a rhyming word or expression
2
Q
Examples
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eyes - mince pies head - loaf of bread lies - pork pies clue - scooby doo stairs - apples and pears years - donkey's ears
3
Q
idiomatic phrases
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a phrase that has an accepted and known meaning that is different from the dictionary definition. i.e you’ve hit the nail on the head
4
Q
social mobility
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to describe a person’s move from one social class or level to another - this may occur through changing jobs, getting married or through a change in a person’s economic or financial situation
