"phrase" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- There are other set idiomatic phrases using the copula, as seen in the following examples.
- Sometimes it is difficult to draw a distinction between idiomatic phrase and proverbial expression.
- (The) bottom of the well is an idiomatic phrase, referring to a position from which one has a limited perspective or opportunities.
- "It" is still used for idiomatic phrases such as Is it a boy or a girl?
- "Playing possum" is an idiomatic phrase which means "pretending to be dead".
- There are no significant differences in the written forms, other than regional idiomatic phrases.
- They told us a lot about themselves during that period, and asked for nothing in return but our idiomatic phrases.
- "But surely you can look up the meanings of idiomatic phrases in a reference text."
- A public language is one which contains a large number of idiomatic, traditional phrases from which the individual chooses.
- "Crime of the century" is an idiomatic phrase used to describe particularly sensational or notorious criminal cases.
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