Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun set_phrase

1 sense of set phrase

Sense 1
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase -- (an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up)
       => saying, expression, locution -- (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression")