a turn of phrase

turn of phrase

1. An expression. I understood what she was saying until she used a turn of phrase that I had never heard.

2. An eloquent style of writing or speaking. That writer's turn of phrase has earned him many accolades and awards.

a particular way of saying something or describing something: She has a very amusing turn of phrase.

词组	a turn of phrase
释义	a turn of phrase turn of phrase 1. An expression. I understood what she was saying until she used a turn of phrase that I had never heard. 2. An eloquent style of writing or speaking. That writer's turn of phrase has earned him many accolades and awards. See also: of, phrase, turn Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a ˌturn of ˈphrase a particular way of saying something or describing something: She has a very amusing turn of phrase. See also: of, phrase, turn Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: (one) can whistle for it a piece of the action a piece/slice of the action appear to a change of heart a bit of the action bit of the action a mystery to (one) be as brown as a berry as brown as a berry
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