turn of phrase
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When reading this advert, you would be forgiven for skimming over the words "first-steps", as a turn of phrase.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
Chris Robinson, the actor who played Dr. Rick Webber on “General Hospital” and also introduced America to a classic turn of phrase in a commercial for cough syrup, has died of heart failure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
His henchman Stephen Miller does know how to produce a florid turn of phrase, doesn't he?
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
And economist Larry Summers, in an indelible turn of phrase, writes that “egg price excitement” is particularly troubling as a potential leading indicator of wider inflation:
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2025
She had the most extraordinarily redundant turn of phrase.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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