Words / B1

ik-SPRESHUN/ɪkˈspreʃn/

An expression is a phrase, a look on a face, or the showing of an idea: a useful expression; a shocked expression; freedom of expression. Express is the verb. Phrase and idiom are related for language. Do not learn expressions as isolated translations. Vocabulary: learn the expression in context.

Meaning

A word or phrase; also a look on someone’s face; also the showing of an idea.

Examples

• “Learn the expression in context, not as a lonely translation.”
• “Freedom of expression was the essay title, which is the rights sense.”

Good to know

an expression (phrase); facial expression; freedom of expression. Verb: express. Related: phrase / idiom. Context beats word lists. Rights: free expression.

Near in meaning

phrase

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