Or perhaps "simple matter" is the wrong phrase.
Should Mr Hammond mutter the wrong phrase on the radio it is not inconceivable that Mr Davis or Dr Fox could have resigned by the end of the week.
"I wouldn't like to say we can cope without Andrew Flintoff, because that's the wrong phrase, but we've got international quality players, and if he's not fit we'll pick 11 who are".
As is customary from my "oh here's a review!" posts, I'll merely highlight the nut graph, which is the wrong phrase to use here but whatever, but I'll also encourage you to read the whole thing.
If players respond to the wrong phrase, they lose money; only the first player to buzz in at the correct time wins and earns money.
But in the wrong hands, phrases can make prose more muddy than musical.
Do you tell others how and why they are wrong, using phrases such as You did it, or, It's your fault?
In a written response, he also said that even the definition of Israel Hayom as a newspaper was wrong; the phrase "printed material" would be more suitable.
She sometimes got the phrases wrong.
Whether it's through dialogue or scene description, writers all too often get some of the most commonly used English words and phrases wrong.
