to coin a phrase

something that you say before you use a phrase which sounds slightly silly He was, to coin a phrase, as sick as a parrot.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
BrÂNduȘA	-	Romanian
Aldis	['ɔ:ldis]
Koit	-	Estonian
Anstey	['ænsti]
Brunilda	broo-NEEL-dah (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Severi	SE-ve-ree	Finnish