Idioms


Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places.


Idiom:
be the death of (someone)

Meaning:
to be the ruin or downfall or death of someone (often used for some kind of problem)

Example:
The woman said that her young son's bad behavior would be the death of her.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is a type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can't be deciphered by defining the individual words.
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