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The phrase "a modest proposal" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when suggesting a solution or idea that is intentionally understated or ironic, often in a satirical context.
Example: "In his essay, he presented a modest proposal to address the issue of poverty in a way that shocked the readers."
Alternatives: "a humble suggestion" or "a simple recommendation".
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Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal is a satire, but this movie is too realistic to be a satire.
Nevertheless I found myself reading, and enjoying, Blood Brotherhood as an ironic provocation, like Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal, regardless of Donovan's intent.
Refer back to Swift's A Modest Proposal.
Refer back to Swift's A Modest Proposal, which was anything but modest.
One of the best examples of Juvenalian satire is Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal.
Here's a modest proposal.
Take a modest proposal.
A modest proposal.
"It's a modest proposal.
IT IS anything but a modest proposal.
Redmond has a modest proposal.
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