Dictionary of American Idioms (Barron’s Dictionary of American Idioms)
Idiom
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- an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but that has a separate meaning of its own.
- a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area and that uses some of its own words, grammar, and punctuation.
- a form of words that cannot be understood on it literal meaning.
- a form of a jargon.
McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms Dictionary (McGraw-Hill ESL References)
