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This document discusses the relationship between idioms and metaphors. While some researchers draw a clear distinction, viewing idioms and metaphors as separate categories, others see overlap between the two. Idioms exist on a continuum of conventionality and opacity, with prototypical idioms being highly opaque and non-compositional, while some expressions can be considered semi-idioms. Metaphors are also discussed as existing on a continuum, with conventional dead metaphors being the most opaque and activ

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nagaraja h i

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