idioms
Example Sentences
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Mr. Argue applies the same brilliant synthesis of influences and mastery of several musical idioms that has distinguished his own magnificent 18-piece Secret Society ensemble, but here carrying a less urgent, more subdued feel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
It’s those small gestures during their hangouts — like Dennis refraining from correcting Roman’s misuse of idioms — that forge a special if imbalanced dynamic as they try to fill their respective voids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
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 ● 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 ● Dec. 28, 2024
In the first part of the 1986 article, Joseph H. Greenberg, a linguist at Stanford, proclaimed that the profusion of idioms was more apparent than real.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
