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:
batten down the hatches

Meaning:
to prepare for difficult times, to close the hatches in a boat before a storm

Example:
A big storm was coming so we decided to batten down the hatches and stay home.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
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.
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