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Meanings of fixed phrase in English

Russian
зафиксированная фраза
Spanish
frase hecha
Catalan
frase feta

Phrase whose parts are fixed in a certain order, even if the phrase could be changed without harming the literal meaning.

        зафиксированная фраза
        Synonyms
        Examples for "set phrase"
        Examples for "set phrase"
        1
        There is no formal moral, obtruding itself in set phrase.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 / A Magazin...
        2
        In set phrase, and as one who performs a duty frigidly pleasant, he congratulated her on her rumored union.
        Sandra Belloni (originally Emilia in England) — Complete
        3
        In Spanish, it is a set phrase, less dramatic than it sounds when translated literally, but he soon looked pretty silly.
        The Guardian
        4
        Each begins with the set phrase "Hello, my name is X and I am an addictive eater" to which everyone replies "Hello X".
        The Irish Times
        5
        But Asako only knew a few set phrases of her native tongue.
        Kimono
        1
        The filmy look and the fixed expression of them horrified me.
        The Moonstone
        2
        There was a determined, fixed expression on the pale lips that frightened me.
        Five Nights: A Novel
        3
        Anna Carroll, quite pale, with an odd, fixed expression, stood near her brother.
        The Debtor: A Novel
        4
        The first shows him, evidently in pain, staring before him with a fixed expression.
        A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories
        5
        His heavy-lidded eyes had the fixed expression of a statue's.
        Something New