saying vs phrase

phrase vs saying

saying and phrase both are nouns.

saying is not a verb while phrase is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saying	Yes	No	No	No
phrase	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, phrase is a hyponym of saying; that is, phrase is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than saying:

saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
phrase: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

Other hyponyms of saying include Beatitude, logion, calque, calque formation, loan translation, advice and consent, ambiguity, euphemism, dysphemism, shucks, tongue twister, anatomical, anatomical reference, southernism, catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan, axiom, maxim, epigram, quip, adage, byword, proverb, saw, idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, agrapha, sumpsimus, slang expression, slang term, slang word.

saying (noun)	phrase (noun)
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations	dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
	an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
	a short musical passage
	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

saying (verb)	phrase (verb)
	put into words or an expression
	divide, combine, or mark into phrases

Difference between saying and phrase

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