idiom

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Part of that idiom is the boisterous humour that the Punjab region is known for, portrayed in part through Sajawal's mother, the imposing matriarch Sohni Ammi.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

They are embracing a Chinese idiom: “breaking the surface of the water.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

It may be the most overused idiom to ever exist, but life is short; the only way to live it is to try our hardest to like it.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

There’s truth in the old idiom: Knowledge is power.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025

Handel, though, not only represented a musical amalgam of European styles during his lifetime; he also bequeathed to the next generation of composers a non-parochial, universal idiom that was venerated and built upon.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall