An idiom dictionary is a reference work that defines or explains idioms and idiomatic expressions in a language.
An idiom is a multiple-word expression that has a specific meaning distinct from the individual words. For example, in English pull (someone's) leg means to tease someone, usually by lying. The meaning of the phrase is not related to the ordinary meanings of pull or leg; the entire phrase is an idiom.
A bilingual dictionary of idioms is a work of reference containing a wide range of idiomatic expressions in a language with proposals as to their nearest equivalents in another language.
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