quote unquote

成語所屬單字quote

quote unquote — 慣用語

1. Used in speech to show that the following (or preceding) word or phrase is being

1.慣用語
釋義

所謂的

Used in speech to show that the following (or preceding) word or phrase is being quoted from someone else, or to signal irony or distance from a term.

例句

The team lead said he was, quote unquote, too busy to help with the project.

The company offers a, quote unquote, flexible schedule that actually requires sixty hours a week.