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Meanings of phrase in English
An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up.
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Examples for "word"
Examples for "word"
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Second Hand Sense:FIRST, a word on prices in the used car market.
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If the first word was 'the' that made 'X' stand for 'E'.
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The word 'macaroni' has meant different things to different people over time.
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I wrote this article about the word 'queer' in the paper today.
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A Chechnya where one thing is already clear: his word is law.
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They found that whites today simply articulate racial prejudice in new ways.
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None was able to articulate a clear platform to win significant support.
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Being young, articulate and media-savvy has advantages in a grey political environment.
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And you need to be able to articulate your motivations, she said.
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This will become a much more articulate debate as time goes on.
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He said government and the sector needed to formulate a solution together.
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It's aim is to formulate a plan to tackle this health gap.
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Grayson didn't speak for several moments, trying to carefully formulate his response.
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Before she could formulate a response, a new message from Souther appeared.
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She said the study itself isn't comprehensive enough to formulate specific recommendations.
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Investments that give voice to people are just as vital as money.
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If I try to give voice to people suffering it's something powerful.
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Only once or twice did Anthony Cardew give voice to his dreams.
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To give voice to her feelings would only make leaving even harder.
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But she did not give voice to it, and he turned away.
Usage of phrase in English
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Her hospital records repeat the phrase, day after day, year after year:
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To prevent misunderstanding I use the phrase 'for as long as necessary'.
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I'll make sure I phrase my results in the ugliest possible way.
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A new phrase was creeping in: HELOC, home equity line of credit.
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He also decided too that he quite disliked the phrase 'my friend'.
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Succession planning is the buzz phrase and looking far ahead is key.
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Yet in the words of her most memorable phrase: nothing has changed.
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The phrase is therefore associated with racial division and intolerance, Foon said.
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You said, 'I disagree.' A more intriguing phrase has never been spoken.
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The Former Finance Minister repeated one phrase multiple times throughout his address.
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Thank you is probably the most important phrase we'll learn to say.
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In Spain, however, the phrase has a ring of truth to it.
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The issue at the Supreme Court boiled down to a particular phrase.
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How could I phrase the question whose answer I most longed for?
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We talk a lot about risk management, this nice, hygienic, corporate phrase.
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It took him an infuriatingly long time to phrase his next question.
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Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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