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He rarely hesitated for a word, and his idioms were always nicely adjusted The admiral was alone.

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  1. noun A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in keep tabs on.
  2. noun The specific grammatical, syntactic, and structural character of a given language.
  3. noun Regional speech or dialect.

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ménager la chèvre et le chou · ménager la chèvre et le chou. · no holds barred · baptism by fire · bad apple · babe in the woods · word of mouth · burn the midnight oil · brown nose · break the ice · brass tacks

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