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:
shore (something) up or shore up (something)

Meaning:
to add support to something which is weak

Example:
It was necessary to shore up the house after the mud slide.


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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