favourite phrase
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffavouriteandphrase
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favourite
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/us/ˈfeɪ.vər.ət/
best liked or ...
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phrase
noun[C]
uk/freɪz/us/freɪz/
language
a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, ...
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(Definition offavouriteandphrasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is afavouritephrasenowadays, but he actually said it.
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Equally, by definition—that seems to be afavouritephraseof mine in answering these questions—they are very unlikely to be paying tax.
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It is a veryfavouritephrasein this connection.
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During last year "collective security" was thefavouritephrase.
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Hisfavouritephrasein this regard is that schools cannot and should not be value-free zones.
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That was hisfavouritephraseand it worried me a great deal.
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To use hisfavouritephrasewhy can it not rely upon market forces?
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They have suffered a difficult decline because agriculture is not—to use afavouritephrase—a level playing field.
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I have frequently read statements to the effect that it will "give us the worst of both worlds"—that is afavouritephrase.
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To use thatfavouritephrase, the overall picture was a change of 1.
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That is afavouritephraseof his.
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Afavouritephraseis "informed choice".
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That was afavouritephrase.
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That is afavouritephrase.
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It is rather too much like thefavouritephrasemutatis mutandiswhich leaves as much as possible to the taste of the person concerned.
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One of the favourite phrases is "informed choice".
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That is one of their favourite phrases.
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And then, gravely, but also gaily, he took our burdens on his shoulders and, to adapt one of his favourite phrases, we all went forward together.
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