noun
: a word or phrase that was once metaphoric but that has lost its metaphoric force in common use (as the head of the house, room and board, time is running out )
noun
: a word or phrase that was once metaphoric but that has lost its metaphoric force in common use (as the head of the house, room and board, time is running out )
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012