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The Dodgers acquired Skubal in an abundantly predictable bombshell trade with the Detroit Tigers in exchange for a trio of prospects, wanting to test the idiom that a ballclub can never have enough pitching.
From Los Angeles Times â Aug. 17, 2026
"Needham is running point" on Greenland, said a senior diplomat with knowledge of the talks, using a military idiom to describe Needham's leadership role.
From BBC â May 12, 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
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 â Oct. 12, 2025
This was the first time in almost seven years that Zooey had, in the ready-made dramatic idiom, “set foot” in Seymour’s and Buddy’s old room.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Digital technology has long been fertile ground for new English idioms, with terms such as “reboot,” “bandwidth” and “downtime” entering the popular lexicon.
From The Wall Street Journal â Aug. 14, 2026
Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.
From Los Angeles Times â May 25, 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
The words he uses are the idioms of popular songs and poems in the newspaper.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Vocabulary lists containing idiom
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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