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| так сказать (Захарова Н.А.); как говорится (something you say before using an expression that has been very popular or used too much: Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase. Захарова Н.А.) | |||
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used for introducing an expression that you have invented or to apologize for using a well-known idiom or phrase instead of an original one (Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase.  thefreedictionary.com); something you say before using an expression that has been very popular or used too much (Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase.) | |||