turn of phrase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An expression which is worded in a distinctive way, especially one which is particularly memorable or artful.
A distinctive way of wording things, a distinctive way of writing or speaking.

En-au-turn of phrase.ogg

turn of phrase turns of phrase

Compare trope, with same sense of turn to mean indirect language.

style prose

turn a phrase figure of speech

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