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:
miss by a mile

Meaning:
fail to do something by a great amount, to fail to hit something by a great distance

Example:
The soccer player seemed almost certain to score a goal but actually he missed by a mile.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is defined as - a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words.
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