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āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
When someone says ' it 's raining cats and dogs, ' they 're using an idiom to describe very heavy rain, not an actual downpour of animals.
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02
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž
a manner of speaking or writing that is characteristic of a particular person, group, or era, and that involves the use of particular words, phrases, or expressions in a distinctive way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her speech was filled with the idiom of the 1960s, often quoting popular songs and slogans of the era.
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03
the distinctive style, technique, or expression associated with a particular artist, school, or movement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His musical idiom is rooted in jazz traditions.
04
the characteristic vocabulary or usage of a particular social, regional, or professional group
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Legal idiom often includes specialized terminology.
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idiomatic
idiom
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