to coin a phrase
US /tə kɔɪn ə freɪz/
UK /tə kɔɪn ə freɪz/
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por usar una frase, como se suele decir
used to introduce a phrase that the speaker acknowledges is not original or is a cliché, often with a humorous or ironic intent
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Well, to coin a phrase, it is what it is.
Bueno, por usar una frase, es lo que hay.
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And, to coin a phrase, the early bird catches the worm.
Y, por usar una frase, al que madruga, Dios le ayuda.