Idioms
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.
Idiom:
come up in the world
Meaning:
to improve one's status or situation in life
Example:
I knew that I had come up in the world when I was invited to dinner with the president of our company.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
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.
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