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:
dog in the manger
Meaning:
one who prevents others from enjoying what one has no use for oneself (from Aesops Fables)
Example:
The girl was a dog in the manger. She cancelled the dinner because she could not attend.
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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