A slight and natural turn of expression such as this easily fixes itself in the memory.

The turn of expression is called a Trope, and change of construction is called a Schema.

His own poems, even to the slightest turn of expression, became more and more important to him.

To conclude with one more instance of critical emendation: Milton says, with an agreeable turn of expression-

She opens it unconcernedly and reads it quickly, giving a little laugh at some quaint turn of expression in it].

Full of this idea, the grammarian Aristophanes exclaimed in a somewhat affected, though highly ingenious turn of expression: O life and Menander!

I sought in her countenance and features a likeness to Mr. Rochester, but found none: no trait, no turn of expression announced relationship.

I do not dwell upon that thought, but just remind you of a turn of expression which occurs in various connections more than once.

No one ever taught her certain turns of expression which she used.

She delighted in original turns of expression, which were sometimes far-fetched and artificial.

Banks looked at me sharply, with one of his keen, rather challenging turns of expression.

Farewell gayety, ease, those happy turns of expressions, which formerly even made my faults escape correction.

We are not aware that Pope pretended to have discovered any turns of expression peculiar to Addison.

All this time he spoke in French, and the English but poorly paraphrases his odd turns of expression.

She is master of powerful figures of speech, original, epigrammatic turns of expression, and, sometimes, of a stirring eloquence.

Vardri was idealist as well as lover, and graceful turns of expression came to his pen readily and without effort.