idiom

A word or phrase that's peculiar of a particular language, that cannot be understood by way of a literal translation.

For instance, you can't directly translate "a taste of your own medicine" into Spanish.


 * Examples**


 * My mom says, "I have a bone to pick with you." Something to complain or argue about.
 * A friend of mine who grew up in Georgia described a mutual friend when she was sick as: "rode hard and put up wet." Reference to putting a horse away before it was properly bedded for the night.