He often uses 'not so clever phrases'.

He was boyishly handsome and good with a clever phrase.

It had become more than a clever phrase.

Those smart alecks usually go for the clever phrase.

I could not take this matter lightly, nor could I dismiss it with clever phrases.

By looking closely, a clever little phrase can be seen on the front.

You must woo me with clever phrases and loving nonsense.

You thought March Madness was a clever phrase describing the college basketball tournament.

Nothing nasty, no clever phrases, just a quiet probe into the situation.

He clearly has "the vision thing", but enough with the clever phrases and rhetoric - he needs to show how he'd put that into action.