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:
hit a plateau
Meaning:
to reach a certain level of activity or sales and then stop
Example:
The performance of the basketball team hit a plateau and then began to decline.
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.