TO COIN A PHRASE


Meaning of TO COIN A PHRASE in English

1.

used to show that you are aware that you are using an expression that is not new :

Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase.

2.

used to introduce a well-known expression that you have changed slightly in order to be funny

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.