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An idiom is a word, phrase, or expression that doesn't have a literal meaning. The definitions of the words themselves do not add up to the meaning in an idiom.
You can tell whether a word, phrase, or expression is an idiom by if it makes sense in the sentence or not. If it doesn't literally fit into the rest of the sentence, it's an idiom.
Idioms are used in everyday English, but try to limit your use of them in formal writing.
However, idioms make language more fun and gets away from having to use boring, proper words.
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Idioms - Usage Examples
| A picture is worth a thousand words. |
This idiomatic expression means that a picture can tell much more about something than just words. This doesn't mean that a picture is literally worth a thousand words; oftentimes it is worth more. |
| A Cup of Joe |
This idiomatic phrase means a cup of coffee.
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| You are what you eat |
This doesn't literally mean that you're composed of the things you eat - you're not composed of french fries and hamburgers right? This means that supposedly you are a good person if you ate healthy food, and a bad person if you eat junk food. This is somewhat true, if you think about it. |
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