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set phrase

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
set phrase

▶noun an unvarying phrase having a specific meaning or being the only context in which a word appears.

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Forum discussions with the word(s) "set phrase" in the title:

"blend together": a set phrase?
a set phrase for "shout at the biggest voice"
set phrase / fixed expression
To have a wart on one's fanny - Set phrase
To snug one's collar - Set phrase
You have to take your lumps on this one - Set phrase

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