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:
words to that effect

Meaning:
something similar to what was just said

Example:
The apartment manager said that we could not bring a bicycle into the apartment lobby or words to that effect.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.
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