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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a phrase for a" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used when discussing or introducing a specific phrase that serves a particular purpose or meaning.
Example: "In this context, 'a phrase for a' can be interpreted as a way to describe a specific expression that encapsulates an idea."
Alternatives: "a term for a" or "an expression for a".
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WHEN Bill Parcells was coaching, he had a phrase for a rookie from the sticks.
Michelle Pfeiffer has a phrase for a film you can't turn down: she calls it "a dead-of-winter script".
Is "On the contrilly / I packs the mack-milli" a phrase for a corner-bound drug dealer, or a deranged Dr. Seuss?
The pre-jet set found it to be a lot of fun, and a phrase for "a merry search" was born.
The British have a phrase for a strong sense of security: "safe as houses". This phrase cuts both ways for Heather Theresa Clark, who lives in exurban Loudoun County.
There has to be a word, a phrase, for a writer's use of the deliberately ungainly effect, a literary counterpart to the Monty Pythonesque insistence upon -- and hammering at -- what is patently absurd.
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Nilsen has coined a phrase for his prison: "an arena of developing responsibility".
Geoff Brown, a football writer, had a phrase for it: "the immutable law of the ex".
McQueen has a phrase for Clemens: "Pitcher perfect". Has a ring to it.
"It changes the concept of what it means to master a phrase, for there is an infinite depth to perfection.
They coined a phrase for the evening: "Kill Bill," a play on the blood-soaked film by Quentin Tarantino.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com