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:
get down to the nitty-gritty
Meaning:
to get down to the basic facts
Example:
The teacher called us into her office to get down to the nitty-gritty of what had happened earlier.
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.