Idioms


An idiom is a group of words, or in other words, a phrase that has a meaning other than its literal meaning of the words in it.


Idiom:
a law unto oneself

Meaning:
someone who makes one's own laws or rules

Example:
The city council member was a law unto herself until she had to quit because of a scandal.


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.
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