言い回し

いいまわし

expression, phraseology

狂言回し

きょうげんまわし

supporting, but indispensable role, major supporting role

前言撤回

ぜんげんてっかい

taking back what one just said, eating one's words, negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

言い残す

いいのこす

to leave word with (a person), to state in one's will, to leave (something) unsaid, to forget to mention

言い通す

いいとおす

to persist in saying

言い古す

いいふるす

to say repeatedly, to say proverbially

言いさす

いいさす

to break off (mid-sentence), to stop (saying)

言い囃す

いいはやす

to praise, to spread or circulate a rumor (rumour)

言い表す

いいあらわす

to express (in words)

言い足す

いいたす

to say something additional, to add (to what was said before)

言い做す

いいなす

to speak as though something were actually the case, to smooth over, to describe

言い出す

いいだす

to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice

言い渡す

いいわたす

to announce, to tell, to sentence, to order

言いなす

いいなす

to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that

言い落す

いいおとす

to omit, to forget to mention, to leave unspoken

言い直す

いいなおす

to correct oneself, to restate

言い返す

いいかえす

to talk back, to answer back, to retort

言い諭す

いいさとす

to explain in an easy-to-understand manner

回す

まわす

to turn, to rotate, to gyrate