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No idioms are real -- the definition of an idiom is a phrase that makes no sense if read literally.

Some examples: "green eyed monster" for jealousy, "on pins and needles" for anxious -- there is no real "green eyed monster" nor is anyone actually standing or sitting on pins and needles.

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