coin a phrase
Example Sentences
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To coin a phrase: It is time for them to go.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2019
If cracks start appearing in the university system, what, to coin a phrase, is left?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2018
To coin a phrase, there is no alternative.
From BBC ● May 5, 2017
To coin a phrase, Speaker Bercow took back control.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2017
The eyes of one speaking must, involuntarily, be drawn to her because she was listening, if I may coin a phrase, vividly.
From The Brown Study by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond