Cliche vs. Idiom
Clichenoun
A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief.
Clichenoun
a trite or obvious remark.
Clichenoun
a trite or obvious remark
Idiomnoun
A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of people.
Idiomnoun
A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context etc.
Idiomnoun
An established expression whose meaning is not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words, often peculiar to a given language.
Idiomnoun
An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
Idiomnoun
(programming) A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
Idiomnoun
The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.
Idiomnoun
An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language.
Idiomnoun
A combination of words having a meaning peculiar to itself and not predictable as a combination of the meanings of the individual words, but sanctioned by usage; as, an idiomatic expression; less commonly, a single word used in a peculiar sense.
Idiomnoun
The phrase forms peculiar to a particular author; as, written in his own idiom.
Idiomnoun
Dialect; a variant form of a language.
Idiomnoun
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
Idiomnoun
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;
Idiomnoun
the style of a particular artist or school or movement;
Idiomnoun
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
Idiomnoun
a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light).
Idiomnoun
a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people
Idiomnoun
the dialect of a people or part of a country.
Idiomnoun
a characteristic mode of expression in music or art
Idiom
An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase; but some phrases become figurative idioms while retaining the literal meaning of the phrase. Categorized as formulaic language, an idiom's figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning.
