Idioms


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


Idiom:
pay (someone) a compliment

Meaning:
to compliment someone, to give someone a compliment

Example:
My supervisor paid me a compliment for the work that I was doing.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is a type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can't be deciphered by defining the individual words.
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