Your question is a little hard to understand -- you should use quote marks to indicate what phrase you're asking about.
If you mean "you used to called," the correct grammar is "you used to call." It means that at one time, you called.
If you mean "you used to," that means that at one time you did whatever you're talking about.
One example of an idiom in "The Book Thief" is "run like the wind," which means to run very fast or with great speed. In the book, this idiom is used to describe characters moving quickly or urgently.
The phrase "on the fence" is an example of an idiom, specifically one that is used to describe someone who is undecided or uncommitted about a particular issue or decision.
An idiom can also be called a figure of speech or a saying.
A phrase unique to a particular language is called an "idiom." Idioms often have meanings that cannot be derived from the individual words used in the phrase.
An example of an idiom in "The Bean Trees" is "out of the blue," which means something unexpected or sudden.
To include an idiom in an example sentence, simply incorporate the idiom naturally into the sentence to convey a figurative meaning. For example, "She had a chip on her shoulder" is an idiom meaning she was easily offended or held a grudge.
"She's feeling under the weather" is an example of an idiom, meaning that someone is feeling unwell or sick.
Any phrase that means exactly what it seems to mean is a NON-example. "The table was made of wood" is not an idiom.
Any phrase that means exactly what it seems to mean is a NON-example. "The table was made of wood" is not an idiom.
An idiom is an expression, the meaning of which is dependent on cultural context and social understanding. The meaning of the idiom is not predictable based on its constituent elements, but is merely an expression. An example of an idiom is "kicked the bucket". These words are not taken as literal, but as an idiomatic expression.
An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically cannot be understood by the literal meanings of its individual words. For example, "break a leg" is an idiom used to wish someone good luck in a performance, but it does not literally mean to break a leg.
The idiom "keep an eye out for" refers to watching for something or someone. An example of a sentence using the idiom would be: Jeff should be arriving soon, so keep an eye out for him.