What are Idioms??
In simple language an Idiom is the commonly and universally accepted usage of a group of words which could actually have different meanings when used individually.
For example, is the following sentence correct?
Shahrukh Khan is considered to be the best actor in India. (incidentally, I don't agree with this:)
Those of you who've been preparing for the GMAT would've immediately spotted the error – 'considered to be'. So the correct sentence will read:
Shahrukh Khan is considered the best actor in india.
If you ask me why is 'considered to be' incorrect I don't have any grammatical or logical explanation for that except to say that it is the correct idiom and the only thing you can do is memorise it.
While there are over 15000 Idioms in the English language the GMAT, thankfully, tends to favour only a fraction of these. I have compiled a list of Idioms that are commonly tested on the GMAT; you can download the list here.
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