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A phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.
Bart Simpsons stock phrase "I didnt do it" was once lampooned on the show itself.
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stock phrase — corny saying, common phrase … English contemporary dictionary
Stock — Stock, a. Used or employed for constant service or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard; permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock phrase; a stock response; a stock sermon. A stock charge… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stock company — Stock Stock, a. Used or employed for constant service or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard; permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock phrase; a stock response; a stock sermon. A stock… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stock — {{11}}stock (n.1) O.E. stocc stump, post, stake, tree trunk, log, also pillory (usually plural, stocks), from P.Gmc. *stukkaz tree trunk (Cf. O.N. stokkr block of wood, trunk of a tree, O.S., O.Fris. stok, M.Du. stoc tree trunk, stump, Du. stok … Etymology dictionary
phrase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ colloquial, idiomatic ▪ key ▪ ‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first time marathon runner. ▪ common, familiar … Collocations dictionary
stock — [[t]stɒ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ stocks, stocking, stocked 1) N COUNT: usu pl Stocks are shares in the ownership of a company, or investments on which a fixed amount of interest will be paid. ...the buying and selling of stocks and shares... As stock prices… … English dictionary
stock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 available supply of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ good, high, huge, large ▪ low ▪ adequate ▪ declining … Collocations dictionary
stock — /stɒk / (say stok) noun 1. an aggregate of goods kept on hand by a merchant, business firm, manufacturer, etc., for the supply of customers. 2. a quantity of something accumulated, as for future use: a stock of provisions. 3. → livestock. 4. →… …
phrase — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, adage, address, adjectival phrase, affirmation, allegation, ana, anacrusis, analects, answer, aphorism, apostrophe, apothegm, article, articulate, assertion, averment, axiom, back matter, bass passage,… … Moby Thesaurus
phrase — n 1. word group, unit, construction, term; clause, sentence, verse; portion, part, passage, excerpt; noun phrase, verb phrase, adverbial phrase, adjectival phrase. 2. phraseology, way of speaking, phrasing, manner of expression, mode of speaking; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
