The proposal is sensible in that it reduces costs without sacrificing quality.

She told me the meeting was postponed until Friday, or words to that effect.

I asked for an extension, but that ship has sailed.

After proving his theory with irrefutable data, Dr. Morales told the critics, 'stick that in your pipe and smoke it.'

At the museum, the child tugged my sleeve and whispered, 'what is that' as he stared at the enormous dinosaur skeleton.

During the noisy meeting I leaned in and whispered, 'please say that again,' because I hadn't caught the last point.

He always leaves everything to the last minute; that figures.

When he tried to badmouth my reputation, I reminded him that two can play at that game and exposed his own secrets.