Idioms
Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places.
Idiom:
press one's luck
Meaning:
to depend too much on luck, to expect to continue to be lucky
Example:
My uncle is pressing his luck if he thinks that he will continue to make a lot of money on the stock market.
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.