This article analyzes the important aspects of translating idioms in English and Uzbek, methods for preserving their meanings, as well as the difficulties encountered in the translation process. Idioms are stable expressions that express cultural characteristics and are difficult to translate directly. Therefore, they are translated not only by a literal approach, but also by contextual and meaning-based approaches. The article provides examples from English and Uzbek and highlights effective translation strategies.

Idioms, translation, meaning, context, cultural characteristics, linguistics, English, Uzbek, equivalent, synonyms.

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