Idioms


An idiom is a group of words, or in other words, a phrase that has a meaning other than its literal meaning of the words in it.


Idiom:
go off on a tangent

Meaning:
to suddenly change one's line of thought or course of action

Example:
The speaker suddenly went off on a tangent and began to speak about something totally different.


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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