turn a phrase
verbDefinitions
To create a particular linguistic expression which is strikingly clear, appropriate, and…
To create a particular linguistic expression which is strikingly clear, appropriate, and memorable.
- Gerard coloured all over at the compliment; but not knowing how to turn a phrase equal to the occasion, asked her if he should resume her picture.
- "Ah, how gracefully these wild northern men can turn a phrase!" whispered Chrysophrasia.
- Everyone who was anyone at Long Barton spoke in careful and correct English, but no one ever troubled to turn a phrase.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for turn a phrase. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA