Idioms


An idiom is defined as - a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words.


Idiom:
cross the Rubicon

Meaning:
to do something where you cannot go back (Julius Ceasar crossed the Rubicon and made a fight with the Roman Senate inevitable)

Example:
The man crossed the Rubicon when he began on a course that he could not turn back from.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is a group of words, or in other words, a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words in it.
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