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casual expression

a word in the dictionary that has an alternate definition than the dictionary definition or a phrase that means something different than its words put together would literally mean when put together
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I tried to tell him that when his neighbor said his dog was off the chain that it didn't mean the dog was literally off of the chain that was attached to his collar. The neighbor used the casual expression "off the chain" that meant the dog was above and beyond the usual to know all those fancy tricks.

Submitted by TriplePurple on December 05, 2023

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