Established phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal sense of its words, e.g. over the moon, up in arms etc. (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Established phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal sense of its words, e.g. over the moon, up in arms etc. (5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDIOM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDIOM Established phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal sense of its words, e.g. over the moon, up in arms etc. (5) (5)
56% TERM Word or phrase (4) Commuter Nov 3, 2025
56% INFER Deduce (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
52% ANTE Up the ___ (poker phrase) (4)
52% REACTIONGIF Speechless Nathan Fillion, e,g, (11) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
52% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
52% THEREADLINES Find hidden meaning, literally (12) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025
52% LIVID Up in arms (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 25, 2025
49% DEF Word's meaning, for short (3) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
49% SET Establish (3) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
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We found 40 solutions for Established phrase whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal sense of its words, e.g. over the moon, up in arms etc. (5). The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is IDIOM.

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