idiom
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Please put on your batteries — a Mexican Spanish idiom that means to cowboy up.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 10, 2026
But, more pertinently, Hegseth’s fear of the phrase “diversity is our strength,” an idiom so blandly inoffensive you can probably find it embroidered on a hand towel at T.J.
From Slate β Jun. 24, 2026
Perhaps more pertinent is the footballing idiom 'doing a Leeds', which addresses the Whites' fall during that era from the dizzying heights of a Champions League semi-final to relegation three years later.
From BBC β Mar. 13, 2026
He said it was a "sign of validation" to achieve recognition with a story "deeply rooted in its own idiom".
From Barron's β Feb. 21, 2026
Bullhead City is a community in the oxymoronic, late-twentieth-century idiom.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
"Here and there I did use tools for research, particularly for foreign idioms," he said in a statement sent exclusively to AFP.
From Barron's β Oct. 21, 2026
Digital technology has long been fertile ground for new English idioms, with terms such as “reboot,” “bandwidth” and “downtime” entering the popular lexicon.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 14, 2026
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 β 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 β Dec. 28, 2024
I said, using one of my favorite Siaru idioms.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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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