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  2. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).

  3. Idiom - Wikipedia

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    The English idiom kick the bucket has a variety of equivalents in other languages, ... (2020). "Investigating the ... Understanding and using idioms. New York ...

  4. Category:English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball; Bed of roses; Belling the Cat; Best friends forever; Between Scylla and Charybdis; Bill matter; Birds of a feather flock together; Black sheep; Blessing in disguise; Blood, toil, tears and sweat; Born in the purple; The Boy Who Cried Wolf; Bread and butter (superstition) Break a leg ...

  5. Category:English phrases - Wikipedia

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    English-language idioms (4 C, 204 P) H. Hip hop phrases ... (idiom) Get Out of Jail Free card ... This page was last edited on 18 April 2020, ...

  6. List of United States political catchphrases - Wikipedia

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    The phrase resurfaced in 2020 in response to the conspiracy theory that widespread electoral fraud occurred during the 2020 presidential election to deny incumbent Donald Trump victory over Joe Biden. "Let’s go Brandon", used by detractors of President Joe Biden as a euphemism for "Fuck Joe Biden". [63]

  7. Jumping the shark - Wikipedia

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    Fonzie (Henry Winkler) on water skis, in a scene from the 1977 Happy Days episode "Hollywood, Part 3", after jumping over a shark. The idiom "jumping the shark" or "jump the shark" is a term that is used to argue that a creative work or entity has reached a point in which it has exhausted its core intent and is introducing new ideas that are discordant with, or an extreme exaggeration of, its ...

  8. Poll: Majority of Americans support Trump's plan to declare ...

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    (The Center Square) – A majority of Americans support President-elect Donald Trump's plan to declare a national emergency over the border crisis, according to a new poll. Declaring such an ...

  9. Category:American English idioms - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "American English idioms" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.