Idioms


An idiom is defined as - a group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own.


Idiom:
scrape (something) together or scrape together (something)

Meaning:
to gather small amounts of money or something (usually with some difficulty) for some purpose

Example:
We were able to scrape together enough money to go on a holiday.


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.
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