I was chatting with a friend the other day and she used a few well worn (I thought) phrases that piqued my curiosity. She used what are called idioms. So, exactly what is an idiom you ask? The Collins English dictionary says “an idiom is 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.” Huh.
Idioms
Idioms
Idioms
I was chatting with a friend the other day and she used a few well worn (I thought) phrases that piqued my curiosity. She used what are called idioms. So, exactly what is an idiom you ask? The Collins English dictionary says “an idiom is 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.” Huh.