试题题干
Strictly speaking, idioms are expressions that are not readily understandable from their 
meanings of individual element, for example, put up with meaning "tolerate".
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试题解析
本题考查习语的特点。
严格地讲，习语是不能从其个体成分的字面意义去理解整个习语的意义的。比如：fly off the handle（勃然大怒）、put up with（忍受）。
literal meanings：字面意义。