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:
fish or cut bait

Meaning:
to do something yourself or quit and let someone else do it, to either do something or stop trying to do it

Example:
It was time to fish or cut bait - either buy the car or stop asking questions about it.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is defined as - a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words.
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