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Can an idiom not obey the grammar rules?
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All idioms have to obey grammar rules in order to make sense.
I guess what you really want to ask is whether idioms have to be complete sentences. If so, the answer is no.
e.g. “No pain, no gain.”
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- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
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All idioms have to obey grammar rules in order to make sense.
I guess what you really want to ask is whether idioms have to be complete sentences. If so, the answer is no.
e.g. “No pain, no gain.”
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