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Meaning of stock phrase | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.
    idiomatic
  2. A cliché.

Equivalents

Deutsch Spruch
日本語 常套句 常套語

Examples

“Bart Simpson's stock phrase "I didn't do it" was once lampooned on the show itself.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

stock picker stock pigeon stock pond stock pot stock price stock prod

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