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(grammar) containing or denoting expressions that sound natural to a native speaker of a language
- The phrase "kick the bucket" is an idiomatic expression meaning to die.
- She struggled to understand the idiomatic phrases used in everyday English.
- Learning idiomatic expressions can make your speech more fluent.
- "Under the weather" is an idiomatic way of saying someone is feeling sick.
- The movie's dialogue was rich with idiomatic phrases typical of the region.
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