curious expression
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcuriousandexpression
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curious
adjective
uk/ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/us/ˈkjʊr.i.əs/
interested in learning about people or things ...
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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 ofcuriousandexpressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That seems acuriousexpression.
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I find that a verycuriousexpression.
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That is rather acuriousexpression.
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Incidentally, he used thecuriousexpression"declared".
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He used a verycuriousexpression.
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It seems acuriousexpressionas included in the regulations.
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I thought that that was rather acuriousexpression.
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I should say in passing that "rolling out a scheme" is a rathercuriousexpression.
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My fourth point relates to thecuriousexpressionused in paragraph 13 of the draft undertaking.
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It is acuriousexpressionto refer to people being "lulled" into doing what they most wish to do.
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I mean thecuriousexpressionthat this arrangement will be undertaken "within the limits of the budget".
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Indeed, at one point he uses thecuriousexpressionthat a certain settlement was "more than fair".
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It is acuriousexpressionto say that these are "unallowed"because"unallowed" is a past participle and means that they have not been allowed.
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I would only say, first, that "crimes of violence" is a verycuriousexpression, and includes and excludes offences that it should not.
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A confirming piece of evidence comes from thecuriousexpressionwhen one team wins all the points, called a cappotto.
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