Idioms


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.


Idiom:
lay/light into (someone)

Meaning:
to attack someone with words

Example:
When I got to work this morning my boss laid/lit into me about my poor sales performance last month.


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 other than its literal meaning of the words in it.
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