phrase vs phrasal idiom

phrasal idiom vs phrase

phrase and phrasal idiom both are nouns.

phrase is a verb but phrasal idiom is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phrase	Yes	No	Yes	No
phrasal idiom	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, phrase and phrasal idiom are synonyms defined as:

phrase and phrasal idiom: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

Other synonyms of phrase include idiom, idiomatic expression, set phrase.

phrase (noun)	phrasal idiom (noun)
dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
a short musical passage
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

phrase (verb)	phrasal idiom (verb)
put into words or an expression
divide, combine, or mark into phrases

Difference between phrase and phrasal idiom

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