for the cheap seats in English

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Etymology: Alluding to the lower-priced seats in a theatre, where the audience might find it harder to hear the performers. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for the cheap seats, {{en-PP}} for the cheap seats

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        "Used to emphasise a repeated assertion."
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        "(colloquial) Used to emphasise a repeated assertion."
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  "word": "for the cheap seats"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Alluding to the lower-priced seats in a theatre, where the audience might find it harder to hear the performers.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
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      },
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    },
    {
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      "expansion": "for the cheap seats",
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    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Used to emphasise a repeated assertion."
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        "(colloquial) Used to emphasise a repeated assertion."
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"for the cheap seats" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase