Idioms
Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places.
Idiom:
be out
Meaning:
to be away from one's work or home
Example:
My friend was out so I could not visit him.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.