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:
right off the bat
Meaning:
immediately, from the beginning
Example:
I told my boss right off the bat that we did not need a new computer for the office.
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 other than its literal meaning of the words in it.