PHRASEOLOGISMS AND TIME: RELATIONSHIPS AND MEANING FEATURES IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LANGUAGES

This article investigates the conceptualization of time as reflected in phraseologisms in English and Uzbek languages. Through a corpus-based analysis, we categorize phraseological units related to time based on their semantic features, exploring the metaphorical and metonymic mechanisms employed in their construction. The study reveals both universal patterns and culturally specific representations of time, demonstrating the cognitive and linguistic significance of these fixed expressions..