This article presents a comparative analysis of English and Uzbek colloquialisms, focusing on their semantic categories and structural patterns. It identifies recurring thematic clusters and investigates how colloquialisms in both languages reflect cultural values and societal norms. The study also explores the relationship between English colloquial univerbs and their corresponding expressions in Uzbek, highlighting instances where a single English word corresponds to a multi-word phrase, idiomatic expression, or descriptive paraphrase in Uzbek. This comparative approach offers insights into the unique characteristics of colloquial language in each linguistic and cultural context.

colloquialisms, verbs, adjectives, semantic analysis, english, uzbek, comparative linguistics, lexical semantics, translation equivalents, univerbs, idioms, phrases.

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