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This tag is for questions about expressions. Expressions are words or phrases used to convey an idea, or else a particular term used conventionally to express something. Consider phrase-requests and expression-requests if you are looking for an expression, phrase-meaning if you are unsure about the usage of a given phrase.
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A word or phrase that implies "a struggle or hardship is about to begin"?
"...a prelude to..."
This borrows on figurative language, one common being very similar:
a prelude to war
Examples of use:
A Prelude to War (US Army article)
History Rediscovered: Prelude to …
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Can I use "be exposed to" for positive things?
To rephrase, the Question asks whether the object of the passive form of "exposed" can be a positive benefit or whether it is limited to injury or something negative.
Both positive and negative are wi …
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'Thus it was... redeemed and wed?' What does that mean in 2018?
"Thus is was"
could likely be rephrased and expanded as "and just the same, it happened like this..." It indicates that it will give a story to explain the abstract wisdom in the paragraph before …
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Is there an expression for ‘bad news’ when meant literally for negative news we get from the...
Hate-mongering
Try the term my grandmother often used. It conveniently applies directly to speech and writing, which matches the news aspect of your Question.
hate-mongering (Oxford Lexico)
The arous …
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