Idioms


Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.


Idiom:
know-it-all

Meaning:
a person who acts as if he or she knows everything

Example:
The librarian is a know-it-all and nobody likes to be around him.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
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.
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