saying

• "pardon the expression"

Synonyms

• expressionthe feelings expressed on a person's face; expression without words; the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; the style of expressing yourself; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement ; (genetics) the process of expressing a gene ; a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
• locutiona word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations