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(linguistics) A fixed expression within a language, regarded as a phraseological unit..
It would be utter nonsense – as has been claimed at times – that^([sic]) phraseologisms in discourse are absolutely fixed. Nothing is further from the truth, as a large percentage of contextualised references show.
Use phraseologism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Phraseologism means (linguistics) A fixed expression within a language, regarded as a phraseological unit..
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It would be utter nonsense – as has been claimed at times – that^([sic]) phraseologisms in discourse are absolutely fixed. Nothing is further from the truth, as a large percentage of contextualised references show.
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