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fourth estate

idiom

Journalism or journalists considered as a group; the press.


Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    break the fourth wall

    To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.

  2. 02

    fourth gear

    A maximal level of effort.

  3. 03

    fourth wall

    The imaginary invisible wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.

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