on dit
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of on dit
literally: it is said, they say
Example Sentences
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In terms of the terrain, the on dit is that it's not the Alps – only the Alps are the Alps – but that it will be a challenge nonetheless because there's less flat.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2013
The on dit is that metropolitan hotels are now the favored working, socializing and culture-consuming loci of the mediatized professional.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2011
Bernhard interposed, as his brother was about to give his version of an on dit.
From The Eichhofs A Romance by Moritz von Reichenbach
Morlaix is picturesquely built on the sides of three ravines, so steep that the saying goes, "De la mansarde au jardin, comme on dit à Morlaix."
From Brittany & Its Byways by Mrs. Bury Palliser
The on dit is he will be dismissed from the service.
From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Edmund Downey
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