phrase
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2.6
- noun
- /freɪz/
- Specialized
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sintagma
- The phrase break a leg is often used to wish someone good luck before a performance.
- words and phrases
- noun phrase
- verb phrase
It's a little bit like the phrase oh shit.
- It's a little bit like the phrase oh shit.
- All three of these phrases go together, right.
- And all I did was highlight keywords, key phrases for two attorneys.
- You know, there's this, there's the phrase live your best life.
- And it is the phrase is roots and wings.
- Here's our code phrase if you ever say that.
- It's a tough, strong phrase, like end of story.
Examples
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I could never figure out what that phrase meant, "more or less."
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You know, this is when the phrase, "Next man up" becomes all too real.
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And have you heard the phrase you are what you eat?
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It's a tough, strong phrase, like end of story.
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We're still trying to figure out the meaning of that last phrase, sir.
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And I think that's an interesting phrase to use right there.
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That phrase comes from a Republican senator, Howard Baker.
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On that night he truly was, in David Evanier's phrase, a messenger of hope.
Academic text (2011) -
Adults can address and help stop the perpetuation of phrases such as "You run like a girl."
Academic text (2015) -
You know, there's this, there's the phrase live your best life.
Synonyms
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3.2
A group of words that work together as one part of a sentence
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of words with a noun as the main word acting as subject or object
- Specialized
The order and grouping of words in a sentence that make parts like the subject and verb
- Specialized
A group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun like 'on the chair'
- Specialized
A fixed group of words that mean something different from the words alone
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Phrase comes from the Greek verb phrazein, which means 'to tell' or 'to show', so a phrase is a short 'way of saying' — a small group of words that together give a meaning.