Punching-in Sentence Examples

Food delivery, house cleaning services, online dating — in the 21st century, you hardly have to do anything yourself if you don’t want to. But unfortunately for many of us, we still haven’t found a way to totally avoid embarrassing ourselves. Whether it’s tripping over our own shoelaces or accidentally insulting ourselves online, we are always just a moment away from total self-ownage.

Idioms exist in every language. They’re words or phrases that aren’t meant to be taken literally. For example, if you say, “He decided to bite the bullet and call his sister,” it doesn’t mean he actually bit into a bullet and called his sister. It means that, after some reflection, he decided to do something he didn’t want to do.

Have you ever considered how idioms can make your writing more interesting? When used properly, an idiom can highlight a specific portion of a scene. In the example above, it might be important to the plot that the brother didn’t want to speak to his sister. Let’s take a look at how idioms can be used in creative writing.