colloquial expression

The phrase itself, however, is still a common American colloquial expression.

Even the language used on the show has affected modern colloquial expressions.

"There is so much more to these colloquial expressions than meets the eye," she said.

The colonel used the colloquial expression with a slight effort.

In several cases, the people and things were named after, or as an allusion to, the colloquial expression.

This phrase is also a colloquial expression meaning "to be reckless."

In its strong rhythms and colloquial expressions, this book is a living woman's monologue.

Another colloquial expression used to describe the concept "money" is lolly.

Aging colloquial expressions tend to fall by the wayside.

These theories may be strongly influenced by colloquial expressions like:

They frequently use colloquial expression in their poetry.

The word bit is a colloquial expression referring to specific coins in various coinages throughout the world.

It is not considered offensive or anti-US, but rather a colloquial expression.

Wet dream is a colloquial expression for nocturnal emission.

But our writers and editors should avoid this and other colloquial expressions in straight news articles.

He is very literal-minded, and is often confused by colloquial expressions or metaphor, despite his high intelligence.

Learning colloquial expressions can be a guide to understanding the humor and character of the Costa Rican culture.

Stiff upper lip is a colloquial expression referring to fortitude in the face of adversity.

Egoboo is a colloquial expression for the pleasure received from public recognition of voluntary work.

The colloquial expression for the square is just "Carl Berner".

Q. And so the fall-guy plan was that even though Casey knew, you would not finger him - to use a colloquial expression.

We have a colloquial expression "army barmy".

Pucky made frequent use of Bell's more colloquial expressions, especially in situations where they did not quite fit.

In A Doll's House, the characters use everyday vocabulary and colloquial expressions.

It was such a colloquial expression that he started, and Alouzon's remarks about English came back to him.