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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Synonyms for Idiomatic expression
Parable and idiomatic expression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Parable" instead a noun phrase "Idiomatic expression".
Parable
Parable noun - A short moral story (often with animal characters).
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Synonyms for Parable
Idiomatic expression and parable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idiomatic expression" instead a noun "Parable".
Nearby Word: parabolical
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Related pairs
- comparison and idiomatic expression
- comparison and parable
- image and idiomatic expression
- image and parable
- analogy and idiomatic expression
- analogy and parable
- symbol and idiomatic expression
- symbol and parable
- allegory and idiomatic expression
- allegory and parable
- metaphor and idiomatic expression
- metaphor and parable
- simile and idiomatic expression
- simile and parable
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Parable and Idiomatic expression. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/idiomatic_expression/parable
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