coin a phrase
Example Sentences
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I have reflected on this and, to coin a phrase, I hate it.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2020
If cracks start appearing in the university system, what, to coin a phrase, is left?
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2018
He had it all, to coin a phrase: family, business, nice house.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2016
But the cap didn’t fit very well, to coin a phrase, so I hung on to the hair around the sides and lost the hair on top.
From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2015
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 Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)