idioms
Example Sentences
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His major works bear a proudly Jewish cast, invoking both folk and religious idioms to varying degrees while never veering far from the mainstream Western musical traditions and structures in which he was schooled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 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
The examples of how translation could go awry in any language are endless: Words take on new meanings, idioms come and go, and communities adopt slang and dialects for everyday life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Though no writer can avoid idioms altogether—they’re part of the English lexicon, just like individual words—good writers reach for fresh similes and metaphors that keep the reader’s sensory cortexes lit up.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
