| NOUN | communication | set phrase, idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase | an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred / inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
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| Meaning | An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred / inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up. | |
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| Synonyms | idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase | |
| Narrower | ruralism, rusticism | A rural idiom or expression |
| Broader | saying, expression, locution | A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
| Usage | in the lurch | In a difficult or vulnerable position |
| like clockwork | With regularity and precision | |
| out of whack | Out of balance or out of adjustment | |
| Spanish | expresión idiomática, frase hecha, locución, modismo | |
| Catalan | expressió idiomàtica, frase feta | |
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