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    SET PHRASE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it upplay

    Synonyms:

    idiom; idiomatic expression; phrasal idiom; phrase; set phrase

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("set phrase" 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 "set phrase"):

    ruralism; rusticism (a rural idiom or expression)

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