What is the difference between set phrase and catch phrase?
Do the expressions describe something without relation with each other?
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The first is widely used and a synonym for cliché. The second is usually more specifically applied. "It's morning in America" was the catch phrase used to get Ronald Reagan elected president of the U.S. But it had no wider currency than that. |
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