For Multilingual Writers: Using the dictionary to learn idioms

USING THE DICTIONARY TO LEARN IDIOMS

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When you encounter an unfamiliar phrase that seems to involve an idiom, you might find help at the end of a word’s dictionary definition, where idioms often are defined. For example, a dictionary entry for the word point might define idioms such as beside the point and to the point. For more help with idioms, see 43a.