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• Beatitude go
  one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount
  
• logion go
  a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels
  
• calque, calque formation, loan translation go
  an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
  
• advice and consent go
  a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
  
• ambiguity go
  an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
  
• euphemism go
  an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
  
• dysphemism go
  an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one
  
• shucks go
  an expression of disappointment or irritation
  
• tongue twister go
  an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly
  
• anatomical reference, anatomical go
  an expression that relates to anatomy
  
• southernism go
  a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States
  
• catchword, shibboleth, motto, slogan go
  a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  
• axiom, maxim go
  a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  
• quip, epigram go
  a witty saying
  
• saw, proverb, adage, byword go
  a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  
• phrase, idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase go
  an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
  
• agrapha go
  sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels
  
• sumpsimus go
  a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression