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:
not able to see the forest for the trees

Meaning:
to allow the details of a situation to obscure the situation as a whole

Example:
The man is not able to see the forest for the trees and always allows the small details to obscure the larger picture of what he is trying to do.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is defined as - a group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own.
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