"To coin a phrase" nghĩa là gì?

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"To coin a phrase" có từ coin là tạo ra, đặt ra -> cụm từ này được dùng theo cách mỉa mai khi giới thiệu lời nhận xét sáo rỗng, tầm thường.

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Shame on us. We need to throw the bastards (lũ khốn) out, to coin a phrase. We need new leaders. We need progressive tax rates. We need legislation (nhà lập pháp) to restore the voice of workers.

There's where the danger lies: where the ideal (lý tưởng) of retrofitting (trang bị thêm) the Internet with quality of service can make anyone lose, to coin a phrase, its edge.

“The proposal for a 7-storey new building is over-development of the site.” He added: “To coin a phrase, this is over-the-top for this part of Colchester. Too much, too high.”

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