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Whats is Acronym :

a word (such as NATO, radar, or laser) formed from the initial letter or letters of each
of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term.  name or set of letters
created as an abbreviation of a longer phrase or sentence. Usually connectives or words
such as 'and' or 'of' are not included in the abbreviation.

Example :

NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration

CIA = Central Intelligence Agency

USA = United State of America

WFH = Work From Home

LCD = Liquid Crystal Display

2. What is Idiom?

idiom refers to a set expression or a phrase comprising two or more words. An


interesting fact regarding the device is that the expression is not interpreted literally. The
phrase is understood to mean something quite different from what individual words of
the phrase would imply. Alternatively, it can be said that the phrase is interpreted in a
figurative sense.

Example :

1. “Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the
mint.”

The statement quoted above uses “silver lining” as an idiom which means some
auspicious moment is lurking behind the cloud or the difficult time.

2. “I worked the graveyard shift with old people, which was really demoralizing,
because the old people didn’t have a chance in hell of ever getting out.”

In the extract quoted above, “graveyard shift” is employed as an idiom.

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