idiom

1. is a type of: expression, formulation - the style of expressing yourself
   same as: parlance
2. domain member usage:

   • bang, spang - leap, jerk, bang
   • euphonious - (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident
   • forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards - at or to or toward the front
   is a type of: non-standard speech - speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
   subtypes:

   • eye dialect - the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker
   • patois - a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
   same as: accent, dialect
3. is a type of: fashion, manner, mode, style, way - how something is done or how it happens
   subtypes:

   • baroque, baroqueness - elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
   • classical style - the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony
   • order - (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
   • rococo - fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century
   • high renaissance - the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content
   • treatment - a manner of dealing with something artistically
   • neoclassicism - revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
   • classicalism, classicism - a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
   • romantic movement, romanticism - a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
   same as: artistic style
4. 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
   is a type of: expression, locution, saying - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
   subtypes: ruralism, rusticism - a rural idiom or expression
   same as: idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase

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