adjective
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an idiomatic expression (= an idiom )
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Try to avoid using idiomatic expressions in an essay.
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■ NOUN
phrase
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Does the text contain idiomatic phrases and if so, with what kind of dialect or register are these idioms associated?
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Their books are translated into idiomatic English.
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Does the text contain idiomatic phrases and if so, with what kind of dialect or register are these idioms associated?
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Good on authentic and idiomatic language.
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In terms of style it's like a short Bach piece containing lots of idiomatic motifs and pedal tone ideas.
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Louis and the Leighton Smith versions score high marks for idiomatic performances of works otherwise all-but-impossible to find on records.
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Performances are idiomatic , with well sprung rhythms and sensibly chosen tempi, and benefit from a generally cool and restrained approach.
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She makes a decent enough job of the second of these, but her playing is not always fully idiomatic .
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There are good pedagogic reasons for avoiding idiomatic idiosyncrasy of this kind.