idiom

/ˈɪdiəm/

Syllables id·i·om

Stress ID-i-om

Phonics Breakdown

i

/ɪ/

short i

di

/di/

ee/ea

om

/əm/

schwa

Meaning

a group of words whose meaning is different from the literal meanings of the individual words

Sound Reference

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i=/ɪ/(sit) + di=/di/(media) + om=/əm/(problem)

Example

This idiom is commonly used in everyday English.