Idioms


Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.


Idiom:
trump up (something) or trump (something) up

Meaning:
to make something up, to invent false charges

Example:
The man was arrested on trumped up charges for selling illegal software.


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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