Idioms


An idiom is a type of phrase or expression that has a meaning that can't be deciphered by defining the individual words.


Idiom:
make up (something - a story or an excuse)

Meaning:
to invent a story, to think and say something that is not true

Example:
The girl made up a story about how she got lost in the mountains.


List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An idiom is defined as - a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words.
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