Idioms
The language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class
Idiom:
to beat the band
Meaning:
very much, very fast
Example:
We were working hard to beat the band in order to finish our work early and go home.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
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.