Idiom

What Is an Idiom? (with Examples)

An idiom is a commonly used expression whose meaning does not relate to the literal meaning of its words.

Some Common Examples of Idioms

Here are some common idioms:

  • He's been pushing up the daisies for a year.
  • (He's been dead for a year.)
  • Let's paint the town red.
  • (Let's have a good time in town.)
  • She has a bun in the oven
  • (She is pregnant.)

    An Idiom Is a Form of Figurative Language

    Idioms are classified as figurative language, which is the use of words in an unusual or imaginative manner.

    Figurative language includes the use of metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, euphemisms, and pun.

    More Examples of Idioms

    Here are some more examples of idioms:

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    What does literal meaning mean? What is figurative language? What are metaphors? What are metonyms? What are similes? What is personification? What is hyperbole? What are euphemisms? Glossary of grammatical terms