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Idioms and Phrases
In theory, hypothetically, as in Considering casualties, on paper the Americans won the Vietnam War , or They are a good team on paper but not so in the field . This metaphoric expression contrasts something written down with concrete reality. [Late 1700s]Example Sentences
Without being able to see the lyrics on paper, composing is a much more difficult task.
While England and Wales avoided world champions Spain and eight-time European champions Germany, hosts Switzerland would on paper have been the most favourable draw from pot one.
She would also spend hours drawing on paper her father would bring home from work and discovered a passion for creating new colours with watercolour paints.
Through nine games as USC’s starter this season, Moss threw for 2,555 yards and 18 touchdowns, totals that ranked among the best in the Big Ten on paper.
Christopher Bishop, a Manhattan gallerist who also owns Master Drawings New York, an art fair whose focus is works on paper, cannot say enough about the value of a conservator.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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