Folium: From Apron Hunters to Matricide – Idioms from Around the World via IO9.com

Folium: From Apron Hunters to Matricide - Idioms from Around the World via IO9.com

Folium: From Apron Hunters to Matricide - Idioms from Around the World via IO9.com

Folium: From Apron Hunters to Matricide – Idioms from Around the World

Idioms are a great example of the use of metaphor in modern language, and English isn’t the only language that utilizes metaphor to express ideas! IO9 gives us a few great examples of how idioms are used across the world. Many of these idioms are very similar to what we use in English, but others are reflections of ideas that just don’t exist around here. Take a look at the IO9 article to see how these metaphors work to express ideas around the world.