idiomatic expression
collocation in Englishmeaningsofidiomaticandexpression
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idiomatic
adjective
uk/ˌɪd.i.əˈmæt.ɪk/us/ˌɪd.i.əˈmæt̬.ɪk/
containing or consisting of ...
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expression
noun
uk/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/us/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/
the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words ...
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(Definition ofidiomaticandexpressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I wouldn't be caught dead though using anidiomaticexpressionwrongly!
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Theidiomaticexpression'cambiar de chip' has even been coined, referring to situations where one has to change one's mental 'chip' to cope effectively with new events.
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Certainly, the opportunity to encounter anidiomaticexpressionis an important factor, but researchers agree that exposure per se is not sufficient to explain its acquisition.
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With the increased use of theidiomaticexpressionred herring, references to the smoked fish product in this manner declined.
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Thisidiomaticexpressionmay have been in general use much earlier than 1959.
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This collocation of words redefines each component word in the word-group and becomes an "idiomaticexpression".
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Co-occurrence in this linguistic sense can be interpreted as an indicator of semantic proximity or anidiomaticexpression.
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In written language, removing words not strictly necessary sometimes makes writing seem stilted or awkward, especially if the words are cut from anidiomaticexpression.
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When anidiomaticexpressionis encountered, it is processed incrementally like a normal expression.
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Talking past each other is anidiomaticexpressiondescribing a situation in which people in a discussion proceed at cross purposes.
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Theidiomaticexpressionalso applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss.
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Theidiomaticexpressionrefers to learning from bad or difficult or unpleasant experiences.
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City slicker is anidiomaticexpressionfor someone accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle and unsuited to life in the country.
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That, however, is anidiomaticexpressionthat means vagrant or wandering man, someone who is without a home.
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Since individual words do not matter in anidiomaticexpression, they are thought to be processed together as one entity during comprehension.
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It was found that children understandidiomaticexpressionmore accurately when they are shown in informative contexts than when they are presented in isolation.
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These phrases include verb phrases, idiomatic expressions and date expressions.
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It is this inference that leads to this study of perception of acoustic cues distinguishing literal from idiomatic expressions.
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Complainable matters: the use of idiomatic expressions in making complaints.
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