| 短语 | to coin a phrase |
| 释义 | to coin a phrase spokensaid 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。 to coin a phrase said ironically when introducing a banal remark or cliché 套用一种说法： I had to find out the hard way - to coin a phrase. 套句老话说, 我是费了九牛二虎之力才搞清楚的。 ■ said when introducing a new expression or a variation on a familiar one ［用于引出新的表达方式或旧词的另一种说法］。 to coin a ˈphrase1used to introduce a well-known expression that you have changed slightly in order to be funny引出名言（为逗趣而稍加改动）2used to show that you are aware that you are using an expression that is not new套用一句老话；用老话来说Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase.噢，常言道，没有消息就是好消息。 |
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