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Hegseth flippantly employed villainous colloquialism – “they are toast and they know it,” “we play for keeps,” and “President Trump got the last laugh” – delivered with a combative tone that communicated masculine self-assurance.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026

“I laugh because I’m like, con el nopal en la frente,” she said, lightly slapping her forehead after uttering a colloquialism often used to emphasize someone’s evident Mexican roots via their appearance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024

From the “daddy’s little girl” colloquialism to pop culture references such as “Daughters” or the #GirlDad hashtag, the fabled bond remains one of our most enduring touchstones.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

There’s a phrase that I think everyone uses now, but it’s definitely an African American colloquialism: We like to say the struggle is real.

From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

It's a colloquialism, comes from baseball, that's a sport we play.

From You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did by David E. Fisher

Gilroy set to work meticulously highlighting the Maine-area colloquialisms and metaphors and building out Detective Mackey as a Javert-type villain, echoing the relentless inspector in Victor Hugo’s "Les Misérables."

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025

The plan is to take suggestions—from field marks, Indigenous names, colloquialisms … from anywhere—narrow it down, somehow, to a few options, and let people decide.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2024

“Dooring” and “doored,” colloquialisms among bicyclists, refer to a collision caused by a driver or passenger opening a car door into an oncoming cyclist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

That year, it adopted a new policy, saying messages should avoid “witticisms, colloquialisms, popular cultural or slang references.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023

But for the pageant, she doesn’t want to hear me speak any street talk, or, as she calls it, colloquialisms.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles