have swallowed a dictionary Idiom, Proverb
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n. phr. A person highly knowledgeable in matters of language use. If you want to know what "serendipity" means, ask my Uncle Fred. He is a professor of English and is also a walking dictionary.have swallowed a dictionary
To use an all-encompassing vocabulary, abnormally by accumulation aberrant words into one's speech. That guy sounds like he's swallowed a dictionary—none of the kids can chase what he's saying.Learn more: dictionary, have, swallowhave swallowed a dictionary
use continued and abstruse words back speaking. informalLearn more: dictionary, have, swallow
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