Talk:phrase

brief pithy utterance; part of choreographic pattern
A string of words, usually a short one, that memorably encapsulates something, e.g. a particular truth or sentiment or the character of a person or time: We had certainly made progress, but this was still, in Churchill's phrase, only "the end of the beginning." A short sequence of steps within a longer pattern of dance movements Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:05, 21 May 2020 (UTC)