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By accident is not an idiom. It translates literally and conveys the same meaning. It means "not intentionally", "not planned", "as a result of happenstance".
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What is the meaning of the idiom looking after?
To "look after" someone means to take care of him or her. "When their parents died in a car accident, the children's grandparents looked after them for a while."
What is the idiom meaning of to be?
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
What figure of speech is Accident waiting to happen?
idiom
What is the meaning of the idiom 'pest'?
Pest is not an idiom. It's a word.
What is the meaning of the idiom apple shiner idiom?
The idiom "apple shiner" means the teacher's pet.
What is the meaning of the idiom in pink health?
The meaning of the idiom in the pink of health means being in good health.
What is the meaning of the idiom cope with?
It's not an idiom - to cope means to deal with, or to handle
Is there an idiom meaning to impress someone?
The idiom means impress someone is egg on
What is an Idiom meaning having lots of experience?
"Old hand" is an idiom meaning having lots of experience.
What is the origin of the idiom to wolf down?
It is not an idiom. It is an expression. The difference is that an idiom's meaning cannot be derived from the meaning of its individual words. In the expression wolfing down food, the meaning is clearly derived from the meaning of the words, and people have been saying it for hundreds of years.
Is treat others like you would want to be treated. Is this an idiom?
No. This is not an idiom. An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words. So it is not easy to know the meaning of an idiom. For example 'Let the cat out of the bag' is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake. The meaning has nothing to do with cats or bags. "Treat others like you would want them to treat you" is a saying,
The phrase accident waiting to happen is an example of what type of figure of speech?
Idiom
