Idioms


Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.


Idiom:
add fuel to the fire

Meaning:
to make a problem worse, to make an angry person more angry

Example:
The company added fuel to the fire when they criticized the workers.


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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