Hard-to-translate phrase Crossword Clue

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Hard-to-translate phrase Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
2. a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TRANSLATE (verb)
1. make sense of a language
2. restate (words) from one language into another language
PHRASE (noun)
1. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
2. a short musical passage
PHRASE (verb)
1. put into words or an expression
2. divide, combine, or mark into phrases

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
IMIDO

More Daily Beast Crossword (12/3/2025) Answers

Across

1. With 14-Across: Actress who will return to 23-Across after a 7-season hiatus in 2027, as announced on Monday

5. Check on something

10. It can carry a tune

11. Take ___ (wear somebody down over time, as stress does)

12. Taylor of "Say Anything..."

13. "___ crying about it..." (Warren Zevon line)

14. See 1-Across

16. "___ Brown's Boys" (Irish sitcom)

17. Under the __

18. Madrid's country, in the Olympics

21. "ttyl"

23. "When Calls ___" (show that 1-Across will appear in again after a 7-year hiatus)

26. Gil-Scott ___ ("The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" poet)

27. #1 hit for the Commodores

30. Multiple choice test choices, often

31. World's fair

32. Fran Drescher title role, with "The"

33. Carnivals and Souls, say

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Down

1. ___ Bow Bow

2. Nail polish brand

3. Steve Winwood's "___ With It"

5. ___ rap

6. "However," when texting

7. Hip-hop's ___ of Mischief

8. Borden spokescow

9. ___ Gilbert ("The Vampire Diaries" character)

15. Sense of ___ (willingness to take quick action)

18. "Black Phone 2" actor Hawke

19. The Queen of ___ (Biblical character)

20. Evita played by Madonna

22. "Get Him to the ___"

24. Cornet or trumpet, say

25. Sitcom that launched Tony Danza's career in 1978

28. Place to relax

29. Attention-getting shouts

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