Phrase and Usage

Phrase

Phrase noun - A sequence of words having a specific meaning.

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Usage and phrase are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usage" instead a noun "Phrase".

Nearby Words: phrasing, phrasal, phrased

Usage noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Phrase and usage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Phrase" instead a noun "Usage".

good	good phrase	good usage
particular	particular phrase	particular usage
better	better phrase	better usage
similar	similar phrase	similar usage
Other adjectives: normal, usual, common, specific, standard, original, correct, single, popular, actual, interesting, magic, repeated, last, latter, occasional, different, literal.

An older phrase of similar usage from British television is Rhubarb Rhubarb (or, rarely, Rabbit Rabbit).

Source: Blah Blah Blah
Speaking of awkward and archaic word usage, the phrase "breaking their fast" to describe characters... well, having breakfast.

Source: Narm / Literature
For the cost of a slightly broken grammar (replacing the instrumental case with locative, which are sufficiently similar in usage to be often confused even by the Japanese themselves) one can replace the "de" particle with "ni", making the phrase even more of a tongue twister.

Source: Either "World Domination", or Something About Bananas

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