Idioms
Idioms are a form of figurative language where the individuals words can not be interpreted literally to understand the meaning of the phrase. Example of idioms include:
- I am feeling my age!
- We’re playing rain or shine.
- She really rattled his cage.
There are several ‘idiom dictionaries’ available. Unfortunately, they give definitions to the idioms which isn’t very helpful when you’re doing information extraction. What is needed is a ‘literal paraphrase’ of the figurative language. The Legendary Idiom service does just that; it finds idioms in text and replaces them with paraphrases that the machine can easily understand.
Sample Output
I am feeling my age. –> I am awareness of aging.
Idiom Swap: (feeling my age, have awareness of aging)
We are playing rain or shine. –> We are playing regardless of circumstance.
Idiom Swap: (rain or shine, regardless of circumstance)
She really rattled his cage. –> She really agitate him.
Idiom Swap: (rattle susan cage, agitate someone)