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idioms

  • plural
    of idiom.
    idiom
    noun
    an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.

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"Here and there I did use tools for research, particularly for foreign idioms," he said in a statement sent exclusively to AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Set partly in Eatonville, one of the country’s first incorporated all-black towns, the novel is rich in regional idioms and mythologies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

It's hard to miss the evidence: huge, bright ads of chilli-laced dishes and, sometimes, Chinese idioms, in malls, buses and subway stations.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025

Nothing more comforting than hearing a bunch of guys from San Clemente describe things as “gnarly” or Australians deploy idioms that I could only dream of.

From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024

Countless idioms, word senses, and grammatical constructions have been coined and circulated by the universe of English speakers.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker