Idioms


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.


Idiom:
ruin of (someone or something)

Meaning:
the cause of someone's destruction or failure

Example:
I think that the poor business skills of my uncle will be the ruin of him.


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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