The phrase
"colourful language" means using words or expressions that are vivid, strong, or inappropriate to express oneself.
Full definition
The creative use
of colourful language can often be the difference that influences a listener, or listeners, to get the point.
But it turns out that she is not the only shadow cabinet member with a penchant for
using colourful language to dismiss a key plank of Labour policy.
(I had to cut the sound to this video due to my
very colourful language) What an amazing world we live in So stylish!
In our experience, this leads to some delightfully heated exchanges and explosions
of colourful language.
After an altercation with a passenger, Mr Slater articulated his feelings
in colourful language via the public address system; grabbed a couple of beers; deployed the emergency chute as the plane came to rest at JFK airport in New York; and, shouting: «That's it.
He makes grandiose statements which have you nodding your head, then dazzles
with colourful language rather than delving into the subtlety such complex issues require.
In a recent blog post on Double Aspect, Leonid Sirota argues (omitting some far
more colourful language) that our courts continue to struggle with reconciling the basic concepts of parliamentary supremacy and the rule of law, which are said to be in conflict with one another.
Towards the end of the game, the away fans could be heard chanting for Stan Kroenke to leave the club in
quite colourful language.
Big brother has not yet decreed that we peons can not use certain words when debating issues that deserve to be highlighted
with colourful language.
Interestingly, of the parents who never swear, 19 % believe their children are learning to swear from parents, suggesting there are quite a few Australian families where one parent has
more colourful language than the other.
«Ed and Alexander could often be overheard in their shared office «slagging off» Balls,
using colourful language,» says the book.
It mught not be like that on thea on the surface, might be dressed up in
colourful language but it being what underpins the dialogue.
Well, let's just say that the air was a bit blue with the sound of
the colourful language I was using when that second -LSB-...]
Once the interview became public Mr Clarke said he «rather» regretted his «
colourful language» but branded the matter «old news».
But nothing, not
her colourful language, nor her reputation as a fierce constituency MP, nor her status as the first black woman to enter parliament, has made a difference.
Ed Balls was at the centre of a fresh Labour row after it was revealed Ed Miliband «dislikes» him and has been overheard «slagging him off in
colourful language».
Add in decent voice acting, lots of sounds, especially explosions and
the colourful language of Knox plus a Hollywood faux soundtrack and the title comes together rather well.
Witchers can use some rather
colourful language and our friends were no exception.
Within the unified format of this collective sketchbook, a visual dialogue is exchanged from artist to artist, page to page, forming
a colourful language of imagery, technique and ideas.
The exhibition brings together Christie's two major fascinations in sculpture — the restrained and
colourful language of serial minimalism, and, by contrast, the Duchampian humour of pop - art typography.
While Arseblog offers insightful, balanced football analysis
his colourful language is very much of the terraces — not the boardroom.