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Meanings of worn phrase in inglês

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Usage of worn phrase in inglês
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That well- worn phrase arrested his attention, and gave itself a new meaning.
The Damnation of Theron Ware
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It's a well worn phrase but history is really written by the winners.
Independent.ie
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The profound significance of that age- worn phrase struck me for the first time.
Sacred and Profane Love: A Novel in Three Episodes
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In the well- worn phrase it should be implicit, not explicit.
The Art of Letters
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As the well- worn phrase goes, I was a sadder if not a wiser man.
In a glass darkly
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This will, to use the well- worn phrase, be weaponised and Ireland will be the target.
The Irish Times
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To use the well- worn phrase, the clock is ticking.
The Irish Times
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After all, the young director is, to use a shop- worn phrase, on top of the world.
The Irish Times
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It seemed, in the worn phrase, only yesterday.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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This legacy of apartheid, to use a well- worn phrase, is clearly visible in towns and cities throughout South Africa.
News.com.au
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A well- worn phrase kept echoing in Strike's head, keeping pace with his footsteps as he trudged down Whitechapel Road.
Career of Evil
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It's a well- worn phrase but one that must strike Peter Jackson and his team at Paddy Power Betfair as depressingly apposite.
The Irish Times
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To adapt a well- worn phrase, from Ian Paisley's perspective it would seem "the process itself is the problem, stupid".
The Irish Times
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She mused over the well- worn phrase; she had never used it herself before; its truth struck her forcibly for the first time.
The Treasure
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These original and dominant creations may be called the books of life, if one may venture to modify De Quincey's well- worn phrase.
Books and Culture
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It's a well- worn phrase but one that must strike Peter Jackson and his team at Paddy Power Betfair as depressingly a(...)
The Irish Times
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