Phrasal idiom and Phrasal verb

Phrasal idiom

Phrasal idiom noun - An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up.
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Synonyms for Phrasal idiom

Phrasal verb and phrasal idiom are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phrasal verb" instead a noun phrase "Phrasal idiom".

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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Synonyms for Phrasal verb

Phrasal idiom and phrasal verb are semantically related. You can use "Phrasal idiom" instead a noun phrase "Phrasal verb".
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