in someone's words

Related to word: word

Idiom

Definition

  1. C2

    This phrase is used to indicate that you are repeating the exact words someone else has used.

    • According to him, he was, in his words, 'absolutely exhausted' at the time.

    • 'It's a daunting task,' in her words, 'but we must complete it.'

    • In his own words, he resigned because he 'could not stand the bureaucracy any longer.'