Meanings of colloquial expression in inglês

Mrs. Quabarl, to use a colloquial expression, was knocked off her perch.

I was surprised to hear such a colloquial expression come out of her mouth.

With regard to questions of devotion the unbeliever, to use a colloquial expression, is not necessarily damned.

I said that the squeaking sound that guy is making is god awful- 'God awful' is a colloquial expression.

He, however, to use a colloquial expression, had never been to see for himself, being neither musician, theologian, or metaphysician.

The same idea gave rise to the "ours mal léché" of French, and our own colloquial expression "an ill-licked cub."

Colloquial Expressions: Day-to-day speech revolves heavily around colloquial expressions that ultimately find their way into social media.

Speech poor in colloquial expressions.

"I think a colloquial expression for that, Spacer Rhim, is 'pins and needles.' Is that it?"

There was too much reiteration, and I shall never discipline my taste to like common colloquial expressions of life: "How do you do, madame?"

This transaction "hooks his Adult," to use one of the colloquial expressions Transactional Analysis abounds with, and the patient usually is eager to hear more.