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Idioms are quirks in a language, or a language dialect, in which a group of words mean something more than the individual words suggest. For example, we don't expect someone to look skyward when we ask "What's up?" Consider how the word look changes depending on the preposition that follows:

look up (research in a book)

look up to (respect)

look after (tend, as children)

look forward to (anticipate eagerly)

look into (investigate)

look in (visit)

look out (guard)

These are idioms.

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