idiom

[US]/ˈɪdiəm/
[UK]/ˈɪdiəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words, such as "kick the bucket" for "to die"

Example Sentences

the idiom of the young

a forceful colorist whose idiom was reminiscent of Cézanne.

I like the idiom of modern popular music.

the idiom of the French impressionists; the punk rock idiom.

To be ‘hard up’ is an English idiom.

Never too Old to Learn is an idiom.

It’s hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.

He has a great number of English idioms at command.

I like this idiom very much. I always take it as my potto.

Serious students of music must familiarize themselves with the literature and idiom of all the important composers.

Since you explained idioms to me, I keep seeing them all over the shop.

Abstract: Generally speaking, idioms include proverbs, phrases, vulgarism and two-part allegorical sayings.

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