phrase
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2.6
- noun
- /freɪz/
- Specialized
- The phrase break a leg is often used to wish someone good luck before a performance.
- words and phrases
- noun phrase
- verb phrase
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Watch on YouTubeIt'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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A group of words that work together as one part of a sentence
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun like 'on the chair'
- Specialized
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5.7
A fixed group of words that mean something different from the words alone
- Specialized
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6.0
The order and grouping of words in a sentence that make parts like the subject and verb
- Specialized
A group of words with a noun as the main word acting as subject or object
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.