coin a phrase



coin a phrase

Fig. to create a new expression that is worthy of being remembered and repeated. (Often jocular.) He is "worth his weight in feathers," to coin a phrase.
See also: coin, phrase

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Penuel-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
FranČIŠKa-Slovene
Maxine[mæk'si:n]
AshleyASH-leeEnglish
Zornitsa-Bulgarian
AndrÉSahn-DRES (Spanish)Spanish, Icelandic