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:
put down (an airplane) or put (an airplane) down
Meaning:
to land an aircraft
Example:
The pilot put down the airplane very gently when they reached the airport.
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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