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fixed expression with nonliteral meaning: a fixed, distinctive, and often
colorful expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the combined
meanings of its individual words, for example, “to have somebody in stitches”
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natural way of using a language: the way of using a particular language that
comes naturally to its native speakers and involves both knowledge of its
grammar and familiarity with its usage
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stylistic expression of person or group: the style of expression of a specific
individual or group
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subidiomatic expressions act as facilitators of
expression or linguistic shortcuts. These
expressions are usually based on modifiers
and may have co-occurring parts of speech. A subidiom's sense limited and is homologous to
the sense of the modifier or the part with which
it occurs
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