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Crime Of The Century (idiom)
"Crime of the century" is an Idiom, idiomatic phrase used to describe particularly sensational or notorious criminal cases.Howard G. Chua-Eoan, Chua-Eoan, Howard (n.d.)"Crimes of the Century: The Top 25" ''Time (magazine), Time''. Retrieved September 10, 2021. In the United States, it is often — though not exclusively — used in reference to the Lindbergh kidnapping. However, the phrase was in popular use much earlier in the 19th-century and has been used repeatedly ever since.*Henry Hunt''The Crime of the Century; Or, the Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin'' H. L. & D. H. Kochersperger, 1889. via Internet Archive Other criminal cases that have also been described as "the crime of the century" include the Leopold and Loeb case,Hal Higdon, ''Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century'', University of Illinois Press, 1999 (originally published 1975). . the murder of Patrick Henry Cronin, and the Richard Speck case. See also *Trial of the century References {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiom
An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase; but some phrases become figurative idioms while retaining the literal meaning of the phrase. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning. Idioms occur frequently in all languages; in English alone there are an estimated twenty-five million idiomatic expressions. Derivations Many idiomatic expressions were meant literally in their original use, but sometimes the attribution of the literal meaning changed and the phrase itself grew away from its original roots—typically leading to a folk etymology. For instance, the phrase "spill the beans" (meaning to reveal a secret) is first attested in 1919, but has been said to originate from an ancient method of voting by depositing beans in jars, which could be spilled, prematurely revealing the results. Other idioms are deliberately figurative. For example, "break ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
