Idiomatic expression and Phrasal verb

Idiomatic expression

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

Phrasal verb and idiomatic expression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phrasal verb" instead a noun phrase "Idiomatic expression".

Phrasal verb

Phrasal verb noun - An English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit.
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Idiomatic expression and phrasal verb are semantically related. You can use "Idiomatic expression" instead a noun phrase "Phrasal verb".
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Phrasal verb and Idiomatic expression. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/idiomatic_expression/phrasal_verb
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