Idioms
Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places.
Idiom:
live down (something)
Meaning:
to remove blame or distrust by good conduct, to cause something to be forgiven by not repeating it
Example:
Our supervisor is trying to live down his reputation of being a difficult person to work for.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is a type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can't be deciphered by defining the individual words.
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