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Idioms and proverbs: how to tell the difference

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Ask whether the expression needs the rest of a sentence. In "Mina is under the weather," under the weather is an idiom inside the sentence. "Better late than never" is a proverb because it can stand alone as advice about doing something late.

When the train was delayed, Omar said, "Better late than never."
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