Collocations for "phrase"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "phrase" in context.
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phrase
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- it's just a phrase
- phrases and expressions
- a [rude, vulgar] phrase
- learned a new phrase (today)
- tried to use the new phrase
- a phrase from the scripture
- a phrase that describes
- a phrase (commonly) used to describe
- the phrase contains [nouns and verbs, prepositions and adverbs]
- a book of common (Spanish) phrases
- is the key phrase here
- [enter, type] in the exact phrase
- enter a phrase to search
- can sum [it, him] (all) up in one phrase
- (adopt) a new turn of phrase
- a [song, poem] with catchy phrases
- a [Spanish] phrase book
- phrase [the question, his response, her reply]
- phrase your [thoughts, ideas, words]
- phrase it [again, more clearly, another way, differently]
- [carefully, well, badly, correctly] phrased
- [let me, let's] phrase it this way
- phrase the [notes, silences, music]
- a [Spanish] phrase book
'phrase' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alternate
- arabic
- bulky
- coin
- colloquial
- commonly
- construct
- construction
- construe
- context
- dated
- define
- definition
- double
- emphasis
- enclose
- import
- meaning
- meaningful
- meaningless
- misunderstanding
- misuse
- multiple
- obscure
- origin
- originate
- outdated
- past
- playful
- pun
- quote
- sense
- set
- several
- star
- structure
- subject
- turn
- underline
- underscore
- understanding
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- unknown
- widely
- word