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:
hide one's head in the sand

Meaning:
to refuse to see something, to know something but not want to deal with it

Example:
The employee hates to talk about important matters and hides his head in the sand when I try to talk to him.


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.
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