Catch phrase and Expression

Catch phrase

Catch phrase noun - A phrase that has become a catchword.
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Expression and catch phrase are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expression" instead a noun phrase "Catch phrase".

Expression

Expression noun - An act, process, or means of putting something into words.

Catch phrase and expression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catch phrase" instead a noun "Expression".

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  • Radio / Hancock's Half Hour Catch Phrase: Tony's preferred expression of frustration at the world around him was 'Stone me, what a life!
  • Western Animation / Doug Roger uses the expression "Joey Cucamonga" to express shock in only one episode of the Nickelodeon version ("Doug's in the Money"), but in the Disney seasons this was elevated to a catch phrase.
  • Series / House of Anubis Catch Phrase: Victor: "You have five minutes precisely and then I want to hear a pin drop." Can also be taken as a sign of his real age, since the expression "Hear a pin drop" is no longer in style.
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