Idioms


A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.


Idiom:
choke (someone) up or choke up (someone)

Meaning:
to make someone cry or become overemotional and speechless

Example:
The story of the boy's illness choked the woman up.


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 other than its literal meaning of the words in it.
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