Čo znamená idiom v angličtine a aká je definícia idiom?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť idiom výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

idiom Význam & definícia

0 a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own:
- To "have bitten off more than you can chew" is an idiom that means you have tried to do something which is too difficult for you.
- Both operas are very much in the modern idiom.
1 a group of words whose meaning considered as a unit is different from the meanings of each word considered separately:
- Mastering the use of idioms can be hard for a learner.
- “Shoot yourself in the foot” is an idiom that means to do something that hurts yourself.
- [ C usually sing ] Anger and shouting simply aren’t a part of his idiom.

He used a very obscure idiom which I can't quite bring to mind.
I wasn't familiar with the idiom so I had to guess what he meant.
Both approaches are problematic since they cannot explain why particles and idiom parts can be fronted.
Pretenders to power were unable to call upon the idioms of class, ethnicity or even religion to rouse popular movements in their support.
But this is a subjective matter and many readers may like this kind of idiom.
In section 6.5 he specifically addresses the structure of idioms, and in section 6.6, what he calls constructional idioms.
Because of a lack of available stimuli, a number of idioms were used as a four-character multiple-meaning control group.
Though diverse in idioms, they all shared a profound involvement with the revival of a folk culture and its assimilation into art music.