During any story, authors like to throw in many idioms to make the readers think about what they're reading. This is what Ray Bradbury did in the book Fahrenheit 451. The idioms in his story are what make it worth reading which is what my example did.
I chose an idiom where Montag is talking to Faber about their secret plan to save the books and hopefully the future. Montag says to Faber "But aren't you interested?" and Faber replies "Not if you start talking the sort of talk that might get me burnt for my trouble." This is sort of an ironic idiom because literally it means that Faber will actually get burnt for the trouble he made which usually would seem insane, but then again that's what their world has come to! You could actually get burnt for the trouble he made! Another way to look at this quote would be that Faber is going to be in a lot of trouble if someone were to find out. This would be the way you take the quote. For example, when someone says "Break a leg!" they don't actually want you to break a leg, it's a figure of speech. Really they're saying "Good luck!". The same goes for my example.
Unlike most idioms, Ray Bradbury likes to change it up a little. Just like my example, the idiom was ironic which made you think even more about what he was trying to say. In the end you realize that Faber is just saying that they'll get in a lot of trouble if someone finds out…or was he?
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