turn of phrasenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌtɜːn əv ˈfreɪz/us/ˌtɝːn əv ˈfreɪz/a way of saying something:
"Significant other" meaning "partner" - now that's an interesting turn of phrase.
the ability to express yourself well:
She has a nice turn of phrase, which should serve her well in journalism.
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Ways of talking
- -mouthed
- babel
- blab
- blather
- croon
- declamatory
- drone
- drone on
- expressive
- hold the floor idiom
- lyrical
- meanderings
- rabbit
- rabbit on
- sink to a whisper idiom
- tattle
- telegrammatic
- throw
- waffle
- yap
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Talkative and eloquent