to coin a phrase
US /tə kɔɪn ə freɪz/
UK /tə kɔɪn ə freɪz/
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흔히 하는 말이지만, 관용구를 빌리자면
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.
음, 흔히 하는 말이지만, 그게 그거죠.
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And, to coin a phrase, the early bird catches the worm.
그리고, 흔히 하는 말이지만, 일찍 일어나는 새가 벌레를 잡는다.