Idioms and Speech

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Speech and idioms are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Speech" instead a noun "Idioms".

Speech noun - A usually formal discourse delivered to an audience.

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Idioms and speech are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Idioms" with "Speech", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Word: speechless

A literal-minded person just doesn't get figurative speech, instead interpreting instructions, idioms, understatement, sarcasm, and so forth completely literally.

Source: Literal-Minded
A common form of this is for the Malaproper to mangle proverbs, idioms, and other figures of speech.

Source: Malaproper aka: The Malaproper
Truth in Television: The most esteemed British actors, both then and now, tend to be quite familiar with the idioms of American speech.

Source: Sophisticated as Hell

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