A phrase that cannot be fully understood from the separate meanings of the individual words which form it, but instead must be learned as a whole unit of meaning.
A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language.
the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
the style of a particular artist or school or movement
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
