Idioms


Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places.


Idiom:
past (someone or something's) prime

Meaning:
to be beyond the most useful or productive period of someone or something

Example:
The young skater is past her prime as a figure skater.


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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