Idioms
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.
Idiom:
take the starch out of (someone)
Meaning:
to make someone less arrogant, to make someone tired and weak
Example:
The criticism by the teacher took the starch out of the girl who thought that she was the best in the class.
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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