Collocations for phrase - noun
ADJ.
colloquial, idiomatic | key
‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first-time marathon runner.
‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first-time marathon runner.
famous | empty, glib, hackneyed, stock
He keeps coming out with the same old stock phrases
He keeps coming out with the same old stock phrases
memorable, well-turned | musical | adjectival, adverbial, noun, verb
VERB + PHRASE
use | coin
Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing’?
Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing’?
PHRASE + NOUN
book
PREP.
in a/the~
She was, in her own memorable phrase, ‘a woman without a past’.
She was, in her own memorable phrase, ‘a woman without a past’.
PHRASES
a choice of phrase
Her unfortunate choice of phrase offended most of the audience.
Her unfortunate choice of phrase offended most of the audience.
a turn of phrase
He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase.
He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase.