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== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
"It was raining cats and dogs" - it was raining in great amounts | |||
"One's hour has come" - to die | |||
== Related terms == | == Related terms == |
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Idiom
/ˈɪdɪəm/
Definition
Idiom is a set expression, which meaning is not derivable from the meaning of its individual components.
Examples
"It was raining cats and dogs" - it was raining in great amounts "One's hour has come" - to die
Related terms
- Phraseme