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:
get the runaround
Meaning:
to receive a series of excuses and delays
Example:
I got the runaround when I went to talk to the company about my parking ticket.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is a type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can't be deciphered by defining the individual words.