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like a phoenix from the ashes

like a phoenix from the ashes prepositional phrase: so as to return triumphantly.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, simile) So as to return triumphantly.

Questions about like a phoenix from the ashes

What does like a phoenix from the ashes mean?
Like a phoenix from the ashes means so as to return triumphantly.
What part of speech is like a phoenix from the ashes?
Like a phoenix from the ashes is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like a phoenix from the ashes in the dictionary

  1. like a moth to a flame
  2. like a moth to flame
  3. like a moth to the flame
  4. like a mother hawk
  5. like a pakapoo ticket
  6. like a phoenix from the ashes
  7. like a pig in clover
  8. like a plasterer's radio
  9. like a raped ape
  10. like a rat from a sinking ship
  11. like a rat up a drain

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