Idioms
Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places.
Idiom:
make a dent in (something)
Meaning:
to make progress doing something
Example:
We worked hard all day but we did not make a dent in the amount of work that we had to do.
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 different from the literal meaning of the words in it.