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An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
The following is a chronological list of political catchphrases throughout the history of the United States government. This is not necessarily a list of historical quotes, but phrases that have been commonly referenced or repeated within various political contexts.
Pages in category "English-language idioms" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 205 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The words constituting idioms are stored as catenae in the lexicon, and as such, they are concrete units of syntax. The dependency grammar trees of a few sentences containing non-constituent idioms illustrate the point: The fixed words of the idiom (in orange) in each case are linked together by dependencies; they form a catena.
a country with plentiful food [1] ข้าวใหม่ปลามัน: khao mai pla man: new rice, tasty fish: the state of something new being regarded as good; usually referring to newlyweds [1] ขิงก็รา ข่าก็แรง: khing ko ra kha ko raeng (of two persons) both being hot-tempered, neither one backing down [1]