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with a twist

with an unexpected change

If something familiar has a twist, it includes an unusual or unexpected change.

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What kind of film is it?

It is a detective story with a supernatural twist.

Play the conversation

The restaurant serves traditional Vietnamese dishes with a modern twist.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: It is a classic story with ‸ twist.

Say: It is a classic story with a twist.

Use the article “a” before “twist” in this phrase.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

something with a twist; give something a twist

Your turn: say it out loud

The restaurant serves traditional Vietnamese dishes with a modern twist.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

with a twist

with an unexpected change

“The restaurant serves traditional Vietnamese dishes with a modern twist.”

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