idiom
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Perhaps more pertinent is the footballing idiom 'doing a Leeds', which addresses the Whites' fall during that era from the dizzying heights of a Champions League semi-final to relegation three years later.
From BBC â Mar. 13, 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
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
“But Response was good,” Chacko prompted, trying to speak in the same idiom.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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
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
She believes wellness culture has become culty in its own right, with wishy-washy aspects from different belief systems amalgamated into social media-friendly idioms.
From Los Angeles Times â Oct. 22, 2024
Countless idioms, word senses, and grammatical constructions have been coined and circulated by the universe of English speakers.
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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