Idioms
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.
Idiom:
water under the bridge
Meaning:
something that happened in the past and cannot be changed
Example:
It was terrible that your house was robbed but it is water under the bridge now and you must move forward.
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.