saying vs idiom

idiom vs saying

saying and idiom both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saying	Yes	No	No	No
idiom	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, idiom is a hyponym of saying; that is, idiom is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than saying:

saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
idiom: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

Other hyponyms of saying include Beatitude, logion, calque, calque formation, loan translation, advice and consent, ambiguity, euphemism, dysphemism, shucks, tongue twister, anatomical, anatomical reference, southernism, catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan, axiom, maxim, epigram, quip, adage, byword, proverb, saw, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase, agrapha, sumpsimus, slang expression, slang term, slang word.

saying (noun)	idiom (noun)
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations	the style of a particular artist or school or movement
	the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
	a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

Difference between saying and idiom

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