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Issue 66 figs-idioms

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@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ An idiom is created in a culture when someone describes something in an unusual
### Examples from the Bible
> ... he ... threw himself into the sea. (John 21:7)
The idiom "threw himself" means that he quickly jumped and went down. He may have dived into the water.
> robbers, who ... beat him, and left him half dead. (Luke 10:30)
The idiom "half dead" means that he was injured so badly that it appeared that he might die soon.
>Then all Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Look, we are your <u>flesh and bone</u>." (1 Chronicles 11:1 ULB)
The idiom "flesh and bone" means "relatives."