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:
peter out

Meaning:
to die down gradually, to grow less strong

Example:
The large crowd from the football game began to peter out and the streets around the stadium became quiet.


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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