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Example beating about the bush Doesnot literally means that someone is going round and round the bush
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In English an idiom means the use of figurative language in the group of words ie a phrase. The meaning is entirely differfrom the literal meaning of those words
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An idiom in English is a phrase or expression that has a figurative or non-literal meaning, which is different from the literal meaning of the individual words in the phrase.
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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light ).
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Previous Teaching in India, HP & TN and obviously native UK British.

To native English speaker would probably not even be aware of what and idiom is. A figure of speech for added effect rather than literally what you would do, that's an idiom. Over the moon with excitement for example.
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An idiom in English is a phrase or expression that has a figurative or non-literal meaning, which is different from the literal meaning of the individual words in the phrase.
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