as in phrase
a sequence of words having a specific meaning
the English idiom "how are you doing?" is our version of a greeting that in some other languages can be translated as "how are you going?"
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Veteran host Tai Chih-yuan makes his return to series acting after a decade, portraying a serial killer who stages crime scenes as Chinese idiom puzzles.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
The rhymed verse the characters speak in doesn’t at all hinder them from expressing themselves colloquially, in idioms that sound better with a languorous Southern lilt.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
For the noun note, the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (2009) counts eight basic senses and four additional idioms.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 25 July 2024
Those ties and brilliant music will be on hand when SFJAZZ kicks off its Summer Sessions with a block of Cuban programming, including a stylistically diverse array of artists encompassing classical music, traditional Afro-Cuban idioms and jazz.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
The rhymed verse the characters speak in doesn’t at all hinder them from expressing themselves colloquially, in idioms that sound better with a languorous Southern lilt.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
For the noun note, the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (2009) counts eight basic senses and four additional idioms.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 25 July 2024
Those ties and brilliant music will be on hand when SFJAZZ kicks off its Summer Sessions with a block of Cuban programming, including a stylistically diverse array of artists encompassing classical music, traditional Afro-Cuban idioms and jazz.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
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“Idiom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiom. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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