Issue 66 figs-idioms
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### Examples from the Bible
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### Examples from the Bible
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> ... he ... threw himself into the sea. (John 21:7)
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The idiom "threw himself" means that he quickly jumped and went down. He may have dived into the water.
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> robbers, who ... beat him, and left him half dead. (Luke 10:30)
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The idiom "half dead" means that he was injured so badly that it appeared that he might die soon.
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>Then all Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Look, we are your <u>flesh and bone</u>." (1 Chronicles 11:1 ULB)
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>Then all Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Look, we are your <u>flesh and bone</u>." (1 Chronicles 11:1 ULB)
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The idiom "flesh and bone" means "relatives."
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The idiom "flesh and bone" means "relatives."
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