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:
tan (someone's) hide

Meaning:
to give someone a beating, to spank someone hard

Example:
The boy`s mother threatened to tan his hide if he did not behave himself.


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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