1. turn of phrase - Noun
2. turn of phrase - Phrase
turn of phrase (plural turns of phrase)
(idiomatic) An expression which is worded in a distinctive way, especially one which is particularly memorable or artful.
If I hear an interesting turn of phrase on TV, I'll repeat it back - I just like to roll it around on my tongue. The same goes for dialog: I'll either speak it aloud or whisper it. I definitely sit in front of my computer and mutter. People have mentioned it. Terence Winter
Dying onstage as a comic is just a turn of phrase - in reality you have a good gig or a bad one and while everyone tries to learn from bad gigs, experienced comics know better than to let a rowdy inattentive audience get to them. Source: Internet
Graham’s voice is powerful and immediate, and I love the details in his work and his turn of phrase that rings so familiar to me as both a Texan and an Indigenous woman. Source: Internet
‘But one of his political tricks is to lull people into seeing him as a bit of a grey plodder, when suddenly he'll surprise with a devastating turn of phrase, a damaging soundbite and barbed humour.’ Source: Internet
I don't pay much attention to the lyrics, except for Grateful Dead songs, which I stop and listen to, just for the turn of phrase. Source: Internet
In one turn of phrase, writer Hank Steuver wrote that "the love that dared not speak its name now yawns and checks its watch,". Source: Internet