turn of phrase

1. An expression. I understood what she was saying until she used a turn of phrase that I had never heard.

2. An eloquent style of writing or speaking. That writer's turn of phrase has earned him many accolades and awards.

turn of phrase

A particular arrangement of words, as in I'd never heard that turn of phrase before, or An idiom can be described as a turn of phrase. This idiom alludes to the turning or shaping of objects (as on a lathe), a usage dating from the late 1600s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Khaleel	-	Arabic
Nechemyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Kelvin	['kelvin]
Calixtus	-	Late Roman
Camellia	kə-MEEL-ee-ə, kə-MEL-ee-ə	English (Rare)
Sung-Soo	sung-soo	Korean