Idioms


An idiom is a type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can't be deciphered by defining the individual words.


Idiom:
steal (someone's) thunder

Meaning:
to do or say something that another person had planned to do or say

Example:
My colleague stole my thunder when he announced that he was leaving the company before I will.


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.
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