Idiomatic Expressions

This course focuses on mastering Russian idiomatic expressions smaller than a full sentence. These include fixed yet lexically variable idiomatic units such as по колено / по пояс / по горло, хоть режь / умри / отбавляй, кто куда / кто где / где как. Unlike lexical idioms or proverbs, these items allow variation, which produces rich, expressive, and natural-sounding speech. Counts as a course in language and linguistics.