idiom
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The CJP protests spoke in the idiom of a generation raised online.
From BBC â Jul. 22, 2026
He said it was a "sign of validation" to achieve recognition with a story "deeply rooted in its own idiom".
From Barron's â Feb. 21, 2026
Cazzu hails from the province of Jujuy, miles away from the musical snobbery that plagues much of Buenos Aires, and her genuine investment in a pan-Latino idiom is contagious.
From Los Angeles Times â Dec. 16, 2025
This borrowed idiom will be deployed at maximum volume, with no connection to an underlying structure of steel and concrete—the Palais de Versailles by way of Café Versailles.
From Slate â Aug. 5, 2025
“Forget it,” he said, but I knew his quick answer, if anything, was just an American convention, an easy idiom.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
AI-powered bots handle some tasks entirely, and can help translate or flag idioms for human agents.
From The Wall Street Journal â Mar. 5, 2026
It's hard to miss the evidence: huge, bright ads of chilli-laced dishes and, sometimes, Chinese idioms, in malls, buses and subway stations.
From BBC â Aug. 16, 2025
Nothing more comforting than hearing a bunch of guys from San Clemente describe things as “gnarly” or Australians deploy idioms that I could only dream of.
From Slate â Dec. 28, 2024
Harold knows nothing of the real world, including irony, idioms or brands, and like Amelia, he takes everything literally, which is a problem when he’s wielding a crayon that can draw anything into being.
From Los Angeles Times â Aug. 2, 2024
Though no writer can avoid idioms altogether—they’re part of the English lexicon, just like individual words—good writers reach for fresh similes and metaphors that keep the reader’s sensory cortexes lit up.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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Vivacious Vernacular: Words About Slang
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