to coin a phrase
1coin a phrase — To use a new phrase or expression (usu ironic, ie to repeat a cliché) • • • Main Entry: ↑coin …
2coin a phrase — See to coin a phrase …
3to coin a phrase — spoken phrase used when you realize that something you have said is a very well known phrase or expression He found out the hard way, to coin a phrase. Thesaurus: expressions used when repeating your own or someone else s wordssynonym Main entry …
4to coin a phrase — to create a new phrase, to make up a phrase To coin a phrase, Life is just book of idioms! …
5(to) coin a phrase — something that you say before you use a phrase which sounds slightly silly. He was, to coin a phrase, as sick as a parrot …
6to coin a phrase — spoken used when you realize that something you have said is a very well known phrase or expression He found out the hard way, to coin a phrase …
7coin a phrase — invent a new saying, create a new phrase …
8to coin a phrase — said when introducing a new expression or a variation on a familiar one. → coin …
9coin a phrase (to) — Make up words to describe something …
10(to) coin a phrase — …