Idioms
An idiom is a group of words, or in other words, a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words in it.
Idiom:
step up (something)
Meaning:
to make something go faster, to increase something
Example:
Recently, we stepped up our effort to hire some new computer programmers for our company.
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.