Idioms

An expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements or in its grammatically atypical use of words.

Idiom:

have an edge on/over (someone or something)

Meaning:

to have an advantage over someone or something

Example:

Our team has an edge over the other teams to win the high school football championship. The boy has an edge on the others to win the spelling contest.

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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