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Idioms are a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. Use [idiom-requests] if you are searching for an idiom with a particular meaning.
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Meaning of "pit technically something against something"
Is "to pit technically something/somebody against something/somebody" an idiom ? I'm not sure whether it is an idiom or not. If it's an idiom, then how do I use it in a sentence? Does it have another …
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Origin of the phrase "under your belt"?
Under your belt means --
"to have learned or succeeded in something which might be an advantage in the future."
e.g. Basic computer skills are a good thing to have under your belt.
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What's the origin and reasoning behind the phrase, "a pat on the back"?
I came across a sentence where it was written that " Mr. X got a pat on the back from his boss".
I know that the boss definitely would have praised him. But why it couldn't be like
"Mr. X got p …