It’ a crying shame.
Stable word combination that won recognition and was accepted as a unit of the language.
Emotions, attitudes, evaluation (see world through rose-coloured glasses), brevity (Jack-of-all-trades)
Proverbs
Short, well-known, supposedly wise sayings usually in simple language
A stitch in time saves nine
Didactic, involve imagery. Brevity
Out of sight, out of mind
Possible modifications
Come, he said, the milk is spilt (it’s no use crying over spilt milk)
Epigram
Short, clever, amusing saying or poem by someone that we know
Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening
Form of monumental description in ancient Greece was developed into a literary formes by poets of Hellenistic age (literature from death of Alexander (323 BC) to Cleopatra (31 BC)
Quotation
Phrase taken from a work of literature or other piece of writing and repeated to prove a point or support an argument. Reference to the author
To be or not to be?
Allusions
Indirect reference or a hint by word or phrase to a historical, literary, mythological or biblical fact which is presumably known to the reader. No indication of the source. Adding cultural value to the text. May function as similes, metaphors, periprases, etc.
Here comes the prodigal son.
Decomposition of Set Phrases
Phraseological units
The sword of Damocles, rains cats and dogs.
Decomposition is used to revive independent meanings which make up parts of the fusion
Prolongation
Rock star “flew into a drunken rage”
Interaction
There are the words of a man who for some reason not disclosed is fed up with the front teeth with the adored object
Substitution
When it comes to metaphor there is no place like Rome.
Creation of humorous effect
An onion a day keeps everyone away