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Meanings of felicitous phrase in English

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Usage of felicitous phrase in English
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Try memorizing Professor Fried's " felicitous phrase" and you will see how hard it is.
The new yorker
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He once in my hearing used a very felicitous phrase, full of wisdom, "Government by good nature."
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
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That is a felicitous phrase.
The Gates of Chance
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To use a felicitous phrase, I think of Senator Morgan of Alabama, he did not come out of the door and cry 'Cuckoo!'
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
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If he were to go he would be, in Harold Wilson's felicitous phrase on being succeeded by Jim Callaghan, making way for an older man.
The Guardian
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And here and there we come across such felicitous phrases as-
Reviews
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They abound in felicitous phrases-
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 / Elia and The Las...
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[The following illustrates the advantages of a happy retort, the importance of a felicitous phrase, or of quick thought and ready speech.
Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the...
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