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Definition: This is a phrase in common use that can not be understood by literal or ordinary meanings.

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An idiom.

Step-by-step explanation:

An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase; but some phrases become figurative idioms while retaining the literal meaning of the phrase. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning.

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