turn-of-phrase

As a writer, Mr Montefiore has an elegant turn of phrase and an unerring ear for the anecdote that will cut to the heart of a story.

It is a curious turn of phrase from a scholar whose own predictions can be faulted for displaying such a mechanical interpretation.

Clearly, the governor keeps his love for a Chinese turn of phrase separate from his monetary policy.

"It is a matter of waft rather than word-choice, " he tells us, with a characteristically musical turn of phrase.

Separately, Paul Collier, an economist with a populist turn of phrase, calls such banks "pimps" .

Whey don't you ask Hal to help you write the application? He usually has a good turn of phrase.

my mother cried, and it struck me then, as it still does now, as a marvelous turn of phrase.

a happy turn of phrase; a few well-chosen words; a felicitous comment.

This gives rise to trends or, in a less charitable turn of phrase, herd mentality.

defused the hostility with a deft turn of phrase.

His skilful turn of phrase instantly draws the scene.

But there's barely an original turn of phrase in the book's nearly 400 pages.

An ingenious or witty turn of phrase or thought.

A happy turn of phrase.

a neat turn of phrase.

You have a nice turn of phrase, my boy.

an indeterminate turn of phrase;