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1) a figure of speech (loose usage):-
-'to use a figure of speech, cappuccino is not always good for us..'
-'in a figure of speech, the bottle is half empty.
2) to coin a phrase (something you say before using an expression that has been very popular or used too much):
-'I was, to coin a phrase, gobsmacked!'
-'The grounds of Ballybeggan Park was the venue for one of the fun events of the year and, to coin a phrase, a great night was had by all.’
-'‘Since the dissimilarities between Communism and Conservatism could not be greater; what would be the result, if they were, to coin a phrase, ‘shaken, not stirred’, together.''
-'to use a figure of speech, cappuccino is not always good for us..'
-'in a figure of speech, the bottle is half empty.
2) to coin a phrase (something you say before using an expression that has been very popular or used too much):
-'I was, to coin a phrase, gobsmacked!'
-'The grounds of Ballybeggan Park was the venue for one of the fun events of the year and, to coin a phrase, a great night was had by all.’
-'‘Since the dissimilarities between Communism and Conservatism could not be greater; what would be the result, if they were, to coin a phrase, ‘shaken, not stirred’, together.''