Idioms
Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places.
Idiom:
on the face of it
Meaning:
from the way that something looks, superficially, on the surface
Example:
On the face of it, it looked like the speeding car had caused the accident.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
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.