Idioms

a play on words
a humorous use of a word to suggest a different meaning
Newspaper headlines often use a play on words to give a different meaning to a sentence.

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  • a race against time
  • a rain check
  • a raw deal
  • a regular guy
  • a ripple of excitement
  • a ripple of protest
  • a risk of rain/showers/thunderstorms
  • a road-hog
  • a rolling stone
  • a rough guess
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  • by the week
  • put (something) down in black and white
  • freak out
  • stretch the point
  • give (someone) the boot
  • get through to (someone)
  • make a mountain out of a molehill
  • create an uproar
  • eyeball-to-eyeball
  • leave oneself wide open for (something)


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    The military salute originated during the medieval times. Knights in armor used to raise their visors to reveal their identity, and the motion later evolved into the modern-day salute.      .. More >>
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