Idioms


Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.


Idiom:
look at (someone) cross-eyed

Meaning:
to look at someone provocatively

Example:
The man in the bus looked at the other man cross-eyed and they seemed like they were going to have a fight.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
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.
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