Idioms


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.


Idiom:
scrape the bottom of the barrel

Meaning:
to take whatever is left after the best has been taken

Example:
The company is scraping the bottom of the barrel to look for new employees.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.
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