NOUN
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a distinctive spoken or written expression
John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea
How To Use turn of phrase In A Sentence
- He has a good turn of phrase, too. Times, Sunday Times
- Freedom of belief (note the Western turn of phrase) is fundamental to human rights, and it was Islam that first proclaimed this value.
- She has an apt turn of phrase for summing up a situation.
- She has a nice turn of phrase which should serve her well in journalism.
- She has a nice turn of phrase which should serve her well in journalism.
- These too were part of the literary air he naturally breathed, and into his prose he would frequently work some turn of phrase taken from classical Latin literature.
- Runners were described as ‘rowing their legs to a rapid tempo’, just the sort of improbable turn of phrase which was in fact beloved by the classical baroque.
- He has a good turn of phrase, too. Times, Sunday Times
- From time to time one comes across a turn of phrase, a descriptive passage, a metaphor so apt that it rings like lead crystal. Times, Sunday Times
- But he is also capable of terse, astringent judgments and an incisive turn of phrase.
