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Meanings of phrasal idiom in English

Portuguese
expressão idiomática
Catalan
frase feta
Spanish
modismo

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

        expressão idiomática
        Synonyms
        Examples for "phrase"
        Examples for "phrase"
        1
        Her hospital records repeat the phrase, day after day, year after year:
        Depths
        2
        To prevent misunderstanding I use the phrase 'for as long as necessary'.
        The Guardian
        3
        I'll make sure I phrase my results in the ugliest possible way.
        Schild’s Ladder
        4
        A new phrase was creeping in: HELOC, home equity line of credit.
        A colossal failure of common sense: the inside story of the coll...
        5
        He also decided too that he quite disliked the phrase 'my friend'.
        Carte Blanche
        1
        Serge lifted his hand, the physical Belter idiom for asking a question.
        Abaddon's Gate
        2
        For that moment Michael was struck by the idiom Tessio had used.
        The Godfather
        3
        The savages of the Neutral Nation had also adopted the Huron idiom.
        The Makers of Canada: Champlain
        4
        It takes an American idiom and id to properly troll the electorate.
        Wired
        5
        Christine interrupted, not comprehending the technical idiom and not interested in it.
        The Pretty Lady
        1
        They are seen and not seen is an idiomatic expression for 'becoming invisible.'
        The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
        2
        What she said was an idiomatic expression that referred to a common sight in the food market.
        Enigma of China
        3
        Success in writing a foreign language is a rare thing, and he has shown a remarkable command of idiomatic expression.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 / A Magazin...
        4
        You shall-Mr Vladimir, frowning, paused, at a loss for a sufficiently idiomatic expression, and instantly brightened up, with a grin of beautifully white teeth.
        The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
        5
        At least, from the idiomatic expressions, whoever wrote the note is American.
        The President's Assassin
        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
        Translations for phrasal idiom
        Spanish
        modismo