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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]
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Example Sentences

Without being able to see the lyrics on paper, composing is a much more difficult task.

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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.

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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.

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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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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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