Idioms


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


Idiom:
a miscarriage of justice

Meaning:
a wrong or mistaken decision (in a court of law)

Example:
Everybody thought that the light sentence that the murderer received was a miscarriage of justice.


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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