turn of phrase
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turn of phrase
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Compare trope, with same sense of turn to mean indirect language.
noun turns of phrase
- An expression which is worded in a distinctive way, especially one which is particularly memorable or artful. "I should call it a most nice sort of surprise," remarked the girl with a quaintly un-English turn of phrase which he had already noticed and thought the most delightful thing in the world.
- A distinctive way of wording things, a distinctive way of writing or speaking. This author has a beautiful turn of phrase.
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noun expression which is worded in a distinctive way
| Español | expresión, giro de frase |
|---|---|
| Français | tournure de phrase, tour de phrase |
| Deutsch | Redewendung |
| Italiano | giro di parole, modo di dire, proprietà di linguaggio, modo di esprimersi |
| Русский | оборо́т ре́чи oborót réči |
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