Sentences with phrase «great turn of phrase»

Maybe I'm just a sucker for a great turn of phrase, but what grabbed me was his comment that there is «a return to doggedness» for authors.

Not exact matches

No matter how fine a turn of phrase I may devise on my own to express myself to God, there will always exist the greater version in the Hail Mary: Christ's turn.

Carl Paladino's candid, sometime crass, turns of phrase captivated New Yorkers and convinced a great many of them to support his candidacy for governor.

What you think is a great turn - of - phrase, with the wrong emphasis, could turn into a disaster.

Best of all, the film employs Murrow's actual words, and Strathairn reads each crafty turn of phrase with great intelligence and poetic punch.

Sure, there are a handful of great turns of sexual phrase, but often the film relies on women saying «cock» or «balls» for its laughs.

But Jane Campion's wondrous, petal - delicate film not only finds a shimmering visual language that's wholly in sympathy with the great man's turn of phrase, but applies his poetry in a real - world context that never feels too precious or contrived.

Even if a piece of writing needs a lot of work, there is usually something good that can be pointed out — the nugget of a great idea, a particularly well - turned phrase, the beginnings of a good organizational structure, or a thorough understanding of the material.

While we're not exactly sure who «they» are or that we're accurately quoting that turn of phrase, it's been proven time and again that team building events are a critical part of fostering great working relationships.

A Google search for resume examples can turn up a surprising array of styles and provide you with great starting points (NOT phrases to copy) for your own resume.