idiomatic

Example Sentences

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We also actively avoided words that are too modern or American in origin, so there might be a few places where people might think, “Isn’t there a more idiomatic way of saying this?”

From The Verge

College students were played a recording of native, idiomatic English being spoken — by an Ohioan, in fact.

From New York Times

These greetings are what linguists call “formulaic expressions”: idiomatic phrases people say in certain circumstances without a thought to their literal meaning.

From Washington Post

Additionally, they asked about local ecological knowledge: how to find, harvest and grow orchids, as well as orchid business knowledge, and awareness of orchids in arts, academia and idiomatic expressions.

From The Guardian

There’s a reason why “flying under the radar” is an idiomatic expression.

From Fox News