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Where did Coin the phrase come from?

The phrase "coin the phrase" is derived from the literal act of producing a new coin, which involves creating a new design and impressing it onto the metal. By analogy, coining a phrase refers to creating a new expression or word and introducing it into common usage. The term is often used to credit someone for inventing or popularizing a particular phrase.

The earliest recorded use of the phrase "coin the phrase" is in a book titled "A Dictionary of the English Language" published in 1755 by Samuel Johnson. In this book, Johnson coined the phrase when he wrote, "The word transpire in this sense of appearing as an effluvium, is properly Latin; but I have not found the substantive transparency, though it has been lately coined."

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