idiom
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He said it was a "sign of validation" to achieve recognition with a story "deeply rooted in its own idiom".
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
Also: It is “a living thing, and like the adoption of a new word, phrase or idiom, each innovation made money more useful; the more useful it was, the more used it became.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Or, to use a Chinese idiom: kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 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
“It’s an idiomatic piece of the language. That means—” “I know what an idiom is,” Wilem interrupted.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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