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a sequence of words having a specific meaning
the English idiom "how are you doing?" is our version of a greeting that in some other languages can be translated as "how are you going?"
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This brand of idiom deconstruction and crisp sound became a hallmark of Jones’ work from this point forward.
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A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
One of its vegan standout idioms is the manakish flatbread with roasted tomato, Biber Salcasi pepper paste, Aleppo and mint.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Dunham became, in time, a kind of spiritual mother to him—a forerunner in his fight to establish a school where Black dance idioms could be studied.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The expression is a popular idiom in Korea and simply means that something is just a stone’s throw away.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
One of its vegan standout idioms is the manakish flatbread with roasted tomato, Biber Salcasi pepper paste, Aleppo and mint.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Dunham became, in time, a kind of spiritual mother to him—a forerunner in his fight to establish a school where Black dance idioms could be studied.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The expression is a popular idiom in Korea and simply means that something is just a stone’s throw away.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Idiom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiom. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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