Idiomatic expression
Idiomatic expression noun - An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up.
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Irony and idiomatic expression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Irony" instead a noun phrase "Idiomatic expression".
Irony
Irony noun - Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs.
Idiomatic expression and irony are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idiomatic expression" instead a noun "Irony".
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- ornament and idiomatic expression
- ornament and irony
- comparison and idiomatic expression
- comparison and irony
- image and idiomatic expression
- image and irony
- allegory and idiomatic expression
- allegory and irony
- sarcasm and idiomatic expression
- sarcasm and irony
- metaphor and idiomatic expression
- metaphor and irony
- paradox and idiomatic expression
- paradox and irony
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Irony and Idiomatic expression. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/idiomatic_expression/irony
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Irony or Idiomatic expression. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/idiomatic_expression/irony.
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