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:
have a field day

Meaning:
to have a chance to do much of something that you want - especially the chance to criticize someone

Example:
The media had a field day with the scandal in the city government.


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.
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