Which of the following statements contains an idiom?
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1. Traffic was moving at a snail's pace.
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2. The pancakes were bubbling on the griddle.
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3. She made a small fortune in the computer chip business.
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4. Welcome to the third meeting of the Mars Society.
Among the options given, the one that contains an idiom is the following:
1. Traffic was moving at a snail'space.
What is an idiom?
An idiom is a phrase or sentence used and understood by native speakers of a language that conveys a figurative meaning. In other words, idioms cannot be interpreted literally.
For example, take the idiom "kick the bucket." Literally speaking, upon hearing it, we would imagine someone hitting his foot against a bucket. However, what is actually means is "to die".
Native speakers do not have an issue understanding what "kick the bucket" means, but a non-native might have trouble figuring it out.
What sentence has an idiom?
With the explanation above in mind, we can choose number 1 as the correct answer. "At a snail's pace" is an idiom used to convey the idea that something or someone is moving at a very slow pace.
