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Ιδιωματισμός
An idiom is a phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions of its individual words. These expressions are culturally specific and are a key part of achieving fluency. For example, 'τα έκανε θάλασσα' (he made it a sea) means 'he messed up'.
Examples in context
Αυτός ο ιδιωματισμός είναι πολύ παλιός.
This idiom is very old.
Δεν κατάλαβα τον ιδιωματισμό που χρησιμοποίησε.
I did not understand the idiom he used.
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