ことばのあや
figure of speech
Also written 言葉のアヤ、言葉の綾
Expression, Noun
それは言葉ことばの綾あやにすぎない。
That's nothing but a figure of speech.
この本ほんは言葉ことばのあやに富とんだ本ほんだ。
This book is full of figures of speech.