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Sunday, 8 February 2026, 1:18 PM
Site: Open Learning
Course: English: skills for learning (SWE_1)
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idiom

(Noun) Group of words whose meaning is different from the meaning of individual words. For example the expression ‘it’s a piece of cake’ means ‘it is easy’. Idioms usually express abstract ideas in a concrete and visual way.