The phrase "a brilliant bit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small piece of something that is exceptionally clever or impressive, often in a creative or intellectual context.
Example: "Her latest article contained a brilliant bit of insight that changed my perspective on the topic."
Alternatives: "a clever piece" or "an ingenious fragment".
This is a brilliant bit of Machiavellian strategy on the part of the Democrats.
In the theatre, this turns into a brilliant bit of business.
Currie's hypothesis originated in a brilliant bit of fossil detective work.
In a brilliant bit of casting, Frank Elgin is played by Morgan Freeman, and his wife, Georgie, by Frances McDormand.
Was it a brilliant bit of risk-taking and some routine corporate legerdemain, or the biggest fraud in California history?
In a brilliant bit of casting, Frank Elgin was played by Morgan Freeman, and his wife, Georgie, by Frances McDormand.
It was certainly a technically brilliant bit of TV, in that they had to show Vocal Adrenaline's winning performance, Quinn had to have the baby, and this had to be a transformative experience for the club.
According to Kant, Aristotle's list of categories was the result of an unsystematic, albeit brilliant, bit of philosophical brainstorming.
The 45-second teaser is mostly made of stuff we've seen in those earlier trailers, but there are a few brilliant bits of previously unseen footage that give Lando a chance to shine.
Cash offers to other creditors helped TNK accumulate enough debt to win a crucial vote at a creditors' meeting on July 30th, electing TNK's nominee as Chernogorneft's administrator.A brilliant bit of western-style corporate raiding, unlocking a valuable asset from a company incapable of using it?
Especially when he does a routine about smoking ("You can't smoke nowhere on earf," he says, marking himself as a California resident) that concludes with a brilliant physical bit on a street corner player who makes every smoker's gesture a piece of ghetto theater.
