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apropos of
Idioms and Phrases
Concerning, in connection with, as in Apropos of keeping in touch, I haven't heard from her in months . This idiom was a borrowing of the French à propos de (“to the purpose of”) in the 17th century. At first it was used without of and meant “fitting” or “opportune,” as in Their prompt arrival was very appropos . By the 1700s it was also being used with of , as in the current idiom, for “concerning” or “by way of.”Example Sentences
He also told me, apropos of conjectures about White House insider trading: “This particular kind of trading — hour by hour on tariff changes — doesn’t strike me as likely, but who knows?!”
He’s also previously called for NPR and PBS to be defunded, apropos of nothing.
“I think the Irish love Trump,” announced the president, apropos of nothing in particular.
“I was born upside down,” he says, apropos of nothing they might understand.
Timothy Snyder: So, first of all, with the Supreme Court and factuality, apropos of this coming election, one thing that worries me is that their lack of contact with factuality has to do with their own social positioning.
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