Example
“The neighborhood dispute was the country's housing crisis writ large.”
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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
in the same breath
CEFR B2said almost at the same time or as part of the same statement
by the same token
CEFR C1for the same or a closely related reason
bad news
CEFR A2an unpleasant piece of information; (informal) a person or thing likely to cause trouble
so far so good
CEFR A2used to say that things have gone well up to now
break the ice
CEFR B1To do or say something that eases tension and gets people talking comfortably in an unfamiliar social situation.
circle back
CEFR B1to return to a topic or person later, after other things have happened
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.