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:
pass for/as (someone or something)

Meaning:
to succeed in being accepted as someone or something

Example:
The young woman was trying to pass for a reporter when she went to the concert. The man was passing as someone who knew more than he did.


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.
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