I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ colloquial , idiomatic
▪ key
▪
‘Start slowly’ is the key ~ for the first-time marathon runner.
▪ common , familiar , famous , popular
▪ catch-all , empty , hackneyed , meaningless , stock
▪
He just comes out with the same old stock ~s.
▪ apt , catchy ( informal ), colourful/colorful , descriptive , memorable , telling , well-turned
▪ catch (usually catchphrase ) , signature ( AmE )
▪
the show's best known catchphrase
▪ buzz
▪
A current popular buzz ~ is ‘Think outside the box’.
▪ code ( esp. AmE )
▪
‘Law and order’ was most often a code ~ for repressive measures.
▪ musical
▪ adjectival , adverbial , noun , prepositional , verb
VERB + PHRASE
▪ employ , turn , use
▪
She can certainly turn a ~.
▪ coin
▪
Who coined the ~ ‘desktop publishing’?
▪ borrow
▪ utter
▪ quote , repeat
▪ trademark
▪
In 1998, he trademarked the ~ ‘Freedom of Expression’.
PHRASE + NOUN
▪ book
▪
I bought a Spanish ~ book.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
She was, in her own memorable ~, ‘a woman without a past’.
PHRASES
▪ a choice of ~
▪
Her unfortunate choice of ~ offended most of the audience.
▪ a turn of ~
▪
He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of ~.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ carefully
▪
The statement was very carefully ~d.
▪ differently
▪
I should have ~d my question differently.
▪ beautifully
▪
The concerto's slow movement was beautifully ~d.
Phrase is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ question