set phrase

1. An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (synset 107169038)
   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: idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase

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