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:
lay an egg
Meaning:
to fail to win the interest or favor of an audience
Example:
The performance by the magician was terrible. He laid an egg with the audience.
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.