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
Simile and idiomatic expression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simile" instead a noun phrase "Idiomatic expression".
Simile
Simile noun - A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').
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Idiomatic expression and simile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Idiomatic expression" instead a noun "Simile".
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Related pairs
- comparison and idiomatic expression
- comparison and simile
- image and idiomatic expression
- image and simile
- parallel and idiomatic expression
- parallel and simile
- analogy and idiomatic expression
- analogy and simile
- expression and idiomatic expression
- expression and simile
- allegory and idiomatic expression
- allegory and simile
- parable and idiomatic expression
- parable and simile
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Simile and Idiomatic expression. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/idiomatic_expression/simile
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