They were the kind of well-meaning people that wanted to 'do good' in inverted commas.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
inverted commas — A set of double or single superscript commas used to introduce and close a quotation, the introductory one(s) being inverted (“…” or ‘…’) • • • Main Entry: ↑comma inverted commas see under ↑comma • • • Main Entry: ↑invert * * * See section on… … Useful english dictionary
inverted commas — see quotation marks … Modern English usage
inverted commas — 1) N PLURAL Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as or ‘ ’. Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books,… … English dictionary
in inverted commas — mainly spoken phrase used for showing that the word or phrase you are using is not completely accurate or suitable He was summoned to a meeting with the great man, in inverted commas. Thesaurus: inexact and inaccuratesynonym not suitable or… … Useful english dictionary
in inverted commas — When describing something, if you use a word which you say is in inverted commas , you indicate that the word is not quite true or appropriate. We were served a meal , in inverted commas, but we were too hungry to complain … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
in inverted commas — mainly spoken used for showing that the word or phrase you are using is not completely accurate or suitable He was summoned to a meeting with the great man, in inverted commas … English dictionary
Inverted commas — Кавычки … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
inverted commas — quotation marks, punctuation marks used to indicate a citation ( ) … English contemporary dictionary
inverted commas — [ˌɪnvɜːtɪd ˈkɒməz] noun [plural] British one of a pair of marks “ ” or ‘ , used in written English for showing the words that someone said, or the title of a book, film etc Syn: quotation marks … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
inverted comma — noun A type of quotation mark, denoted by (an open inverted comma ) or (a close inverted comma ). Often used instead of inverted commas , which also means a double style inverted comma, denoted by ( open inverted commas ) or ( close inverted… … Wiktionary
