Idioms


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.


Idiom:
long and the short of it

Meaning:
all the facts, the whole story, a brief summing up of something

Example:
I phoned my friend and he told me the long and the short of why he got fired.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
The language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class
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