Vocabulary And Word Study: Reading And Language Arts Terms Explained

Plain-language definitions of every vocabulary and word study term your child meets in school, each with kid-friendly explanations, worked examples, and common mistakes to watch for.

Idiom

An idiom is a common phrase whose overall meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words, and that meaning is understood by how people in a language usually use it, not by taking the words literally.

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