colloquialism

Converse of object

• use: The Pelican has used an English colloquialism which has a similar meaning.
• avoid: Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.
• become: The privatized rail system has been such a disaster that Railtrack has become a colloquialism for a chaotic and crazy way to run things.
• have: His accented English has some incongruous colloquialism - " whoa, beautiful dancer " was his reaction on first seeing Bussell at NYCB.

Adjective modifier

• British: I realized I'd got a sizeable non-UK readership, so I try when I remember not to use too many British colloquialisms.
• English: The Pelican has used an English colloquialism which has a similar meaning.
• local: I rejected all local colloquialisms to arrive at a dialog that had a certain naivety and innocence.
• incongruous: His accented English has some incongruous colloquialism - " whoa, beautiful dancer " was his reaction on first seeing Bussell at NYCB.