Idiomatic Expressions

noun a word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective describing a type of relationship between words that frequently occur together in language

• The linguist studied the collocational patterns in the English language.
• I learned about collocational phrases in my English class.
• Collocational stuff is pretty interesting, don't you think?
• The collocational dance between words creates a beautiful harmony in poetry.

noun a noun referring to foolish or stupid behavior or actions

• The committee was disappointed by the dumbassery displayed during the meeting.
• I can't believe the level of dumbassery he showed by forgetting his own birthday.
• Stop with the dumbassery and start acting like an adult.
• Her decision to quit her job without a backup plan was pure dumbassery.