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For Want of a Better Word

8 May, 2023 By Susana Ríos Leave a Comment

We use this idiom to say that we cannot find a better  word or phrase to describe something. In Spanish we would say: A falta de una palabra mejor…. We can also say: ‘For Want of a Better Term’.

 

  • Politicians should behave, for want of a better word, decently.

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