Idioms


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


Idiom:
skid row

Meaning:
a poor area of a city where many people have no money or job or good housing

Example:
The skid row area of our city is a place where few tourists want to go.


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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