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:
set up (something) or set (something) up

Meaning:
to establish something, to provide the money for something

Example:
The newspaper company provided the money to set up the travel magazine. The company set up a new department to test new products.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is defined as - a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words.
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