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:
carry coals to Newcastle

Meaning:
to bring something of which you have much of somewhere, to duplicate something (Newcastle is a town in England where there is much coal)

Example:
Bringing extra food to the farmer`s picnic was like bringing coals to Newcastle.


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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