idiasm
/ˈɪdɪaz(ə)m/noun
A peculiarity, especially a verbal one; a mannerism.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Clement Ingleby (1823–1886), literary scholar. From Byzantine Greek ἰδιασμός peculiarity from Hellenistic Greek ἰδιάζειν to be peculiar + -μός, suffix forming nouns.
- on the rails
- on the rebound
- on the right (or wrong) track
- on the right side of
- on the rise
- on the road
- on the rocks
- on the rope
- on the ropes
- on the run
- on the same page
- on the scent
- on the score of
- on the scrounge
- on the sea
- on the shelf
- on the sick
- on the side
- on the side of the angels
- on the skew
- on the skids
- on the slide
- on the slops
- on the sly
- on the spot