Idioms


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.


Idiom:
build up to (something)

Meaning:
to lead up to something

Example:
Things were building up to be a very serious problem.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is defined as - a group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own.
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