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:
hammer out (something) or hammer (something) out
Meaning:
to make an agreement or plan by discussion and debate
Example:
The union and managers were able to hammer out an agreement before midnight last night.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements or in its grammatically atypical use of words.