to coin a phrase

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to coin a phrase

something that you say before you use a phrase which sounds slightly silly He was, to coin a phrase, as sick as a parrot.

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He added: "This is emphatically not a plea for Government assistance or subsidy; just a Government statement that farming matters - to coin a phrase - would be a good start. Farming matters - NFU chief by The Journal (Newcastle, England) PLAID Cymru has two choices between the "inedible and the unpalatable" to coin a phrase. The two choices facing Plaid Cymru's leader by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) We don't plan to do that but, to coin a phrase, never say never," said Barbara, 45. 007 chiefs' new film for Craig; EXCLUSIVE by The Mirror (London, England)			tire of tire out tired tit tit-for-tat tits and ass tittle-tattle tizzy to a fault to a fine art to a great extent to a man to a tee to advantage to all intents and purposes to and fro to be on the safe side to be safe to be said for to be sneezed at to beat the band to begin with to boot to call own to cap it all to coin a phrase to credit to cut a long story short to date to death to die for To each his own to each own To err is human to face to go to have a hollow leg to have the hots for to heart's content to hell and gone to hell with to liking to make a long story short to my mind to no avail to put it another way to put it mildly to put too fine a point on it to say nothing of to say the least to shout about			To clap hands To clap hold of To clap the hands To clap up To claw (one) on the back To claw (one) on the gall To claw away To claw off To clean out To clear a ship at the customhouse To clear a ship for action To clear hawse To clear out To clear the decks To clear the land To clear up To clew down To clew up To climb Parnassus To close on To close with To close with the land To club a musket To cockbill the anchor to coin a phrase To collar beef To collect one's self To Come To Come To Come To come about To come across To Come Again To come by To come home To come honestly by To come in To come in To come in at the hawse holes To come it To come it over To come near to To come off To come off with flying colors To come one's way To come or draw to a head To come out of the closet To come round To come short To come to blows To come to grief To come to hand

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