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What is the origin of idiomatic expression?

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∙ 13y ago

Idioms were invented when language was! An idiom is just a phrase that has come to mean something other than the literal words would seem to mean. Whenever a group of people share a language, they will make up idioms to add spice and interest to their language.

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