It was an oft-repeated phrase, and one whose precise meaning remained vague.
The idea that Stegosaurus had a "brain the size of a walnut" (an oft-repeated phrase), was not quite accurate.
"It's hard to explain" is an oft-repeated phrase in "Kafka on the Shore."
"We've got to make the numbers work for Scott," has become an oft-repeated phrase at Saatchi agencies.
This too became one of their oft-repeated phrases.
The oft-repeated phrase "only God can make a tree" is no longer true.
"Waves before your day" is an oft-repeated phrase here - and perfectly encapsulates how residents make use of the city's natural gifts.
Ironically, the oft-repeated phrase in the movie, "Can you dig it?
Friday, as portrayed by Webb, never actually said the oft-repeated phrase.
Perhaps it was just the rehearsed tone of an oft-repeated phrase.