Question

idiom expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style.

Accepted Answer

N. The phrase "to lose one's marbles" is an idiom: if I say that Joe's lost his marbles, I'm not asking you to find some for him.  I'm telling you idiomatically that he's crazy.

Word	idiom
Part of Speech	N.
Definition	expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style.
Sentence	The phrase "to lose one's marbles" is an idiom: if I say that Joe's lost his marbles, I'm not asking you to find some for him. I'm telling you idiomatically that he's crazy.

Idiom N Expression Meaning Differs Individual Words Distinctive