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:
escape (someone's) notice
Meaning:
to go unnoticed
Example:
The fact that my library books were overdue escaped my notice.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.