Idioms


An idiom is a widely used saying or expression containing a figurative meaning that differs from the phrase's literal meaning.


Idiom:
eat (something) up or eat up (something)

Meaning:
to enjoy something, to absorb something

Example:
The children ate up the stories that the teacher was telling.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.
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