Idiom
Definitions
- A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
- A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.
- An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.
- An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
Equivalents
44 more languages
Azərbaycan dilideyim
বাংলাবাগধারা
Češtinaidiom
Danskidiom
Esperantoidiotismo
हिन्दीमुहावरा
Հայերենդարձված
Íslenskaorðatiltæki
Қазақ тіліидиома
ភាសាខ្មែរបានតែបង្ហាញ
Kurdîstîl
Latinaidioma
Latviešuteiciens
Македонскиидиом
Монголхэлц үг
Русскийговордиалектидиомидиомаидиоматический оборотидиоматическое выражениенаречиесре́дство выраже́нияусто́йчивое выраже́ниефразеологизм
Shqipidiomë
తెలుగుజాతీయము
Тоҷикӣистилоҳ
ไทยสำนวน
Tagalogkawikaan
اردواصطلاح
O'zbekchaistiloh
Examples
“In English, idiom requires the indefinite article in a phrase such as "she's an engineer", whereas in Spanish, idiom forbids it.”
“Some of the usage prescriptions improved clarity and were kept; others that yielded discordant violations of idiom were eventually revised.”
“I have⟳ to use⟳ the same assignment and call⟳ to raw_input in two places. How can I avoid⟳ that? I can use⟳ the while True/break⟳ idiom: […]”
“In the idiom of the day, they were sutlers, although today they'd probably be called vendors.”
“Many parents and teachers have⟳ become⟳ irritated to the point⟳ of distraction at the way the weed-style growth of "like⟳" has spread⟳ through the idiom of the young.”
“She often spoke in idioms, pining for salad days and complaining about pots calling the kettle black.”
“You’re history, we say⟳ […]. Surely it is an American idiom. Impossible to imagine⟳ a postwar European saying, “You’re history. . . . That’s history,” meaning fuhgeddaboudit, pal.”
“the idiom of the expressionists”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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