staande uitdrukking

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “standing expression”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

staande uitdrukking f (plural staande uitdrukkingen, diminutive staand uitdrukkinkje n)

  1. (grammar) A fossilized and not always immediately transparent set phrase or idiom.
    Hypernym: vaste verbinding

Usage notes

  • The difference with a vaste verbinding is that the latter is an umbrella category including phrases that are readily understood from their parts, whereas the meaning of a staande uitdrukking is less clear, for example due to its incorporation of obsolete fossilized forms (such as oblique case forms) or a figurative meaning.

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