Definition of Idiomatic
a phrase that is specific to a particular language or time period
Examples of Idiomatic in a sentence
My grandmother loves idiomatic phrases like the pot calling the kettle black. 🔊
The idiomatic expression was lost in translation from Spanish to English. 🔊
English employs many idiomatic expressions that are not understood by immigrants just learning the language. 🔊
Because the silent movie was in French, several of the idiomatic jokes did not make sense when captioned. 🔊
Because they were coined in the early 1900s, many of the idiomatic expressions of that period are obsolete today. 🔊
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