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phrasal idiom

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Noun

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

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idiom idiomatic expression set phrase phrase

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phrasal phrasal verb particle idiom omphaloskepsis artistic style take a powder skip town rusticism idiomatical more...

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