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An idiom is a phrase whose meaning cannot be made sense of from the literal definition, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through common use.

You are dressed to kill!

You are wearing clothes that people will notice / admire

The dress fits her like a glove.

It is exactly the right size and fits her body perfectly.

He has to pull his socks up.

He has to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough

I wouldn’t like to be in your shoes.

I wouldn’t like to be in your situation, especially an unpleasant situation

A watched pot never boils

Some things work out in their own time

Air your dirty laundry in public

you reveal aspects of your private life that should really

remain private

Alike as two peas!

If people or things

are as alike as

two peas,

they are identical

All the tea in China

They won't do it no matter how much money they are offered

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