The gist of the request lay in a few words near the end, after all the flowery phrases.

There are many flowery phrases, but that's what it says .

"There were some flowery phrases in it," recalled Trenhue.

It seemed a greater compliment than any Philip had given her, couched in flowery phrases.

This year I'm going to abandon the flowery phrases and be concise.

The best copy doesn't rely on posh words and flowery phrases.

She cut short a flowery phrase of apology from M. Bouc.

What he read was full of flowery phrases and elaborate compliments, but his meaning was clear enough.

These days he had to weigh every word Dodger said, wondering if there was a new lie hidden among the flowery phrases.

His was a new voice in an area where flowery phrases had proliferated.