an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

a short musical passage

[ Syn: musical phrase ]

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

[ Syn: idiom , idiomatic expression , phrasal idiom , set phrase ]

dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

put into words or an expression; He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees

[ Syn: give voice , formulate , word , articulate ]

divide, combine, or mark into phrases; phrase a musical passage'