IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION
Dictionary entry overview: What does idiomatic expression mean?
• IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION (noun)
The noun IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION has 1 sense:
1. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
Familiarity information: IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION (noun)
Meaning:
An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
idiomatic expression; phrasal idiom; set phrase; phrase; idiom
Hypernyms ("idiomatic expression" is a kind of...):
expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)
Domain member usage:
out of whack (out of balance or out of adjustment)
in the lurch (in a difficult or vulnerable position)
like clockwork (with regularity and precision)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "idiomatic expression"):
ruralism; rusticism (a rural idiom or expression)
