... idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms In both English and Vietnamese, in order to make a clear distinction between idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms, we focus on two criteria: meanings and ... really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word [47] 17 Basing on these, we can say that idiomatic variants are idioms having the same meanings and ... synonymous idioms in English and those in Vietnamese Techniques for analyzing materials: - English and Vietnamese idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms are investigated in many of their aspects...