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Turn of phrase Crossword Clue
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Crossword clue last updated: 08/09/2020
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Hint 1: Meaning
a distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea"
Hint 2: Synonyms
GO, ACT, BIT
Hint 3: Best answers
IDIOM, ACT, ACTS
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Synonyms for Turn of phrase
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| "Up the creek," e.g. | 100% |
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| A particular turn of phrase: "I had" - on the Isle of Man | 100% |
| Artistic style | 100% |
| ‘A piece of cake’ or ‘a walk in the park’, say | 100% |
| Buddhist chant supports old Ugandan saying | 100% |
| By hook or by crook, e.g. | 100% |
| Challenge for a nonnative | 100% |
| Characteristic mode of expression | 100% |
| Characteristic style of Oscar Wilde I am occasionally to cover | 100% |
| Colloquial saying | 100% |
| Colloquialism | 100% |
| Colorful phrase | 100% |
| Cut to the chase, say | 100% |
| Dialect | 100% |
| Dialect I'd picked up in Isle of Man | 100% |
| Dialect used by papers on the Isle of Man | 100% |
| Distinctive expression | 100% |
| Distinctive phrase fool finally changes | 100% |
| Donkey with tail docked has hint of mule, in a manner of speaking | 100% |
| Expression | 100% |
| Expression of unwise person taking time off to get married | 100% |
| Form of expression | 100% |
| Go for broke, e.g. | 100% |
| Going to the dogs, e.g. | 100% |
| Hit the ceiling, say | 100% |
| I love to wear dumb expression | 100% |
| I love wearing stupid expression | 100% |
| I turn down accepting ordinary way of speaking | 100% |
| It's commonly said | 100% |
| Language quirk | 100% |
| Local language, say | 100% |
| Local linguistic usage | 100% |
| Love encapsulated by one obscure turn of phrase | 100% |
| Love trapped by one obscure colloquialism | 100% |
| Man following retired woman’s turn of phrase | 100% |
| Man introduced by retiring police officer displaying unique turn of phrase | 100% |
| Man, after one day, displaying specific way of speaking | 100% |
| Manner of speaking | 100% |
| Mode of expression | 100% |
| Non-literal expression | 100% |
| One slow to comprehend old dialect | 100% |
| One unclear about love language? | 100% |
| Peculiar expression | 100% |
| Phrase | 100% |
| Phrase Methuselah had (flipping pompous way of referring to himself) | 100% |
| Southern France backs introduction of old patois | 100% |
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The most likely answer for the crossword clue Turn of phrase is IDIOM. Other possible answers include act, acts, became, become, becomes, becoming, bend, bending, among others.
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We list 103 synonyms related to Turn of phrase. Common alternatives include GO, ACT, BIT, ACTS.
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