Idioms

“Book of Threes” a Subject Reference Encyclopedia of concepts in threes

Idioms

Idioms are expressions with greater meaning. Phrases like "nick of time" or "in other words" or "for heaven's sake". Definition: a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word understood on its own:

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1 Tie the Knot
2 Stone the crows
3 Bob's your Uncle
4 jump the shark
5 behind closed doors
6 under the gun
7 in good company
8 spill the beans
9 connect the dots
10 million dollar wound
11 Third times a charm
12 No matter what
13 figure of speech
14 Johnny come lately
15 Honest to God
16 Nick of time
17 to die for
18 coin a phrase
19 million-dollar wound
20 Call the shots
21 none the less
22 none the worse
23 lap of luxury
24 knock it off
25 worth a shot
26 jig is up
27 corner the market
28 on behalf of
29 make an exception
30 is able to
31 now or never
32 in case of
33 in terms of
34 in spite of
35 in respect of
36 in regard to
37 in reference to
38 in proximity to
39 in possession of
40 in place of
41 in order to
42 in conjunction with
43 in lieu of
44 in favor of
45 inasmuch
46 in advance of
47 in addition to
48 give consideration to
49 give rise to
50 extend an invitation

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