to coin a phrase

spokenUSE something said in a joking way when you use a very common expression, to show that you know it is used a lot 套句老话说，常言说得好

He’d thought the flight would never – to coin a phrase – get off the ground.

他以为这趟航班是永远也不会——套句老话说——离地起飞了。

Examples from the Corpus

to coin a phrase• He was going to have fun if it killed him, to coin a phrase.• I had to find out the hard way - to coin a phrase.• It is an odd sidelight, to coin a phrase, on road accidents.• Miller was trying to help his career and, to coin a phrase, snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

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单词	to coin a phrase
释义	to coin a phrase to coin a phrase spokenUSE something said in a joking way when you use a very common expression, to show that you know it is used a lot 套句老话说，常言说得好 He’d thought the flight would never – to coin a phrase – get off the ground. 他以为这趟航班是永远也不会——套句老话说——离地起飞了。 Examples from the Corpus to coin a phrase• He was going to have fun if it killed him, to coin a phrase.• I had to find out the hard way - to coin a phrase.• It is an odd sidelight, to coin a phrase, on road accidents.• Miller was trying to help his career and, to coin a phrase, snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. → to coin a phrase at coin2(1)
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