The England team hit a purple patch just after half-time, where they scored 3 goals in 10 minutes, but in the end they were lucky to escape with a 3-3 draw.
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purple patch — A purple patch is a period of time when someone or something is successful and doing well … The small dictionary of idiomes
purple patch — ► NOUN 1) informal a run of success or good luck. 2) a purple passage … English terms dictionary
purple patch — noun see purple passage * * * noun [singular] Brit informal : a period of good luck or success The team enjoyed a purple patch in the first half. * * * ˈpurple patch [purple patch] noun ( … Useful english dictionary
purple patch — /ˈpɜpəl pætʃ/ (say perpuhl pach) noun → patch (def. 20) …
purple patch — noun see purple passage … New Collegiate Dictionary
purple patch — noun 1》 Brit. informal a run of success or good luck. 2》 another term for purple passage … English new terms dictionary
purple patch — (British) period of time of good fortune … English contemporary dictionary
patch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 material over a hole VERB + PATCH ▪ have ▪ Her jeans have patches all over them. ▪ sew on/onto ▪ She wore a jacket with bright patches sewn onto it. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
Purple prose — This is an article about a literary term. For Purple Prose magazine, see Purple (magazine). Purple prose is a term of literary criticism used to describe passages, or sometimes entire literary works, written in prose so overly extravagant, ornate … Wikipedia
purple — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)p(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ purples 1) COLOUR Something that is purple is of a reddish blue colour. She wore purple and green silk. ...sinister dark greens and purples. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Purple prose or a purple patch is a piece of writing that… … English dictionary
