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A stock phrase used to describe a character is a common and often repeated description or characteristic that is frequently associated with that specific character. It serves as a quick and easily recognizable way to identify or categorize the character based on certain traits or behavior.
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Grocer: "I have bananas in stock."
One stock character in "The Importance of Being Earnest" is the dandy or the aesthete, represented by the character Algernon Moncrieff. This character is known for their focus on appearance, wit, and style over substance, often displaying a shallow and superficial demeanor.
a stock character in a play is the typical character in a play
A stock character is immediately recognised by the audience. They are often not the main character in the book or play. Stock characters have no requirement to be developed by the reader. An example of a stock character is the 'hero'.
The term 'over the counter' is a prepositional phrase(the noun 'counter' is object of the preposition 'over').This prepositional phrase often functions as an adjectiveused to describe a drug available without a doctor's prescription or stocks traded outside a formal stock exchange.Informally, this phrase is sometimes used as a noun as a word for the drug or the stock; as a word for the thing itself.