- idiomatic expression
- saying peculiar to a particular language or to a particular group
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
idiomatic expression
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idiomatic expression — noun an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up • Syn: ↑idiom, ↑phrasal idiom, ↑set phrase, ↑phrase • Derivationally related forms: ↑phrasal (for: ↑phrase) … Useful english dictionary
expression — [ek spresh′ən, ikspresh′ən] n. [ME expressioun < L expressio < expressus: see EXPRESS] 1. a pressing out or squeezing out, as of juice 2. a putting into words or representing in language 3. a picturing, representing, or symbolizing in art,… … English World dictionary
idiomatic — id|i|o|mat|ic [ˌıdiəˈmætık] adj 1.) idiomatic expression/phrase an idiom 2.) typical of the natural way in which someone speaks or writes when they are using their own language ▪ He had the ability to write fluent, accurate, and idiomatic English … Dictionary of contemporary English
expression — noun 1) the free expression of opposition views Syn: utterance, uttering, voicing, pronouncement, declaration, articulation, assertion, setting forth; dissemination, circulation, communication, spreading, promulgation 2) an expression of sympathy … Thesaurus of popular words
Idiomatic — Id i*o*mat ic, Idiomatical Id i*o*mat ic*al, a. [Gr. idiwmatiko s.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or conforming to, the mode of expression peculiar to a language; as, an idiomatic meaning; an idiomatic phrase. {Id i*o*mat ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expression — n. phrase 1) a colloquial; common; elliptical; figurative; fixed; hackneyed, trite; idiomatic; technical expression look 2) an angry; dead pan; grave, serious; happy; intense; pained; pleasant; puzzled, quizzical; vacuous expression (she had a… … Combinatory dictionary
expression — noun 1 on sb s face ADJECTIVE ▪ neutral ▪ blank, dazed, glazed, vacant ▪ They all just looked at me with blank expressions. ▪ dea … Collocations dictionary
idiomatic — adjective 1 idiomatic phrase/expression an idiom: an idiomatic phrase 2 typical of the natural way in which someone using their own language speaks or writes: After a year in Madrid, her Spanish was fluent and idiomatic. idiomatically / kli/… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
idiomatic — adj. Idiomatic is used with these nouns: ↑expression, ↑phrase … Collocations dictionary
idiomatic — id•i•o•mat•ic [[t]ˌɪd i əˈmæt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) ling. characteristic of a particular language; conforming to the usual manner of expression in a language 2) ling. containing or using many idioms 3) having a distinct style or character, esp. in the… … From formal English to slang
