Idioms are semi-fixed expressions used to create images. In the idiom above, for example, there are no real cats or bags involved. The image is of someone getting a surprise - after all you don't exactly expect to open a bag and find a cat jump out. The idiom originates from the trick of substituting a cat for a pig at markets. If you let the cat out of the bag you disclosed the trick or secret - and avoided buying a pig in a poke, another word for bag. Example: Why did you let the cat out of the bag? Now everyone knows!
Nice and colourfulSome idioms are nice and colourful; others are more idiotic than idiomatic. Don't underestimate idioms though - you'll hear them used a lot in business, so get used to them. Even if you don't use idioms yourself, you need to understand them. Sometimes they'll be clear from the context, sometimes not.
Nice and colourfulSome idioms are nice and colourful; others are more idiotic than idiomatic. Don't underestimate idioms though - you'll hear them used a lot in business, so get used to them. Even if you don't use idioms yourself, you need to understand them. Sometimes they'll be clear from the context, sometimes not.
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