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  1. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

    An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words …

  2. Idiom - Wikipedia

    An idiom is a phrase or expression that largely or exclusively carries a figurative or non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense. Categorized as formulaic language, an …

  3. Comprehension of idioms - Wikipedia

    Comprehension of idioms is the act of processing and understanding idioms. Idioms are a common type of figure of speech. Based on common linguistic definitions, an idiom is a …

  4. List of idioms attributed to Shakespeare - Wikipedia

    The influence of William Shakespeare on the English language is pervasive. Shakespeare introduced or invented countless words in his plays, with estimates of the number in the …

  5. Idiom (language structure) - Wikipedia

    An idiom (the quality of it being known as idiomaticness or idiomaticity) is a syntactical, grammatical, or phonological structure peculiar to a language that is actually realized, as …

  6. Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball

    Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball This is an alphabetical list of common English-language idioms based on baseball, excluding the extended metaphor referring to …

  7. List of English-language idioms of the 19th century - Wikipedia

    This is a list of idioms that were recognizable to literate people in the late-19th century, and have become unfamiliar since. As the article list of idioms in the English language notes, a list of …

  8. Idiom dictionary - Wikipedia

    An idiom dictionary is a dictionary or phrase book that lists and explains idioms – distinctive words or phrases having a figurative meaning that goes beyond the original semantics of the words.