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:
keep one's hands off (someone or something)

Meaning:
to refrain from touching or handling someone or something

Example:
My aunt asked her nephew to keep his hands off her furniture.


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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