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.