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in inverted commas
(redirected from comma)

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in inverted commas (British & Australian)

something that you say when a phrase you are using to describe something is the phrase that people usually use but it does not really show the truth. They were the kind of well-meaning people that wanted to 'do good' in inverted commas.

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come/spring to mind
comes into head
comfort
coming
comings and goings

comma
commit to memory
common
common ground
common touch
common-or-garden
company
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