so to speak
idiom
—used to indicate that one is using words in an unusual or figurative way rather than a literal way
We need to be all on the same wavelength, so to speak.
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Savile Row tailor Richard Anderson also sees value in keeping exotic patterns fenced in, so to speak.
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
What a pleasure, what a privilege, to sit in Professor Van Doren’s classroom, remotely, so to speak.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
When Hollywood sneezes, the UK catches a cold, so to speak, and the financial shifts brought on by the streaming rethink, plus the devastating wildfires and labor strike hangovers, mean that Americans’ lack of interest in British projects is having serious knock-on effects.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
Bloom also wants the X Games’ media strategy to move, so to speak, to where the kids are.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
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Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
What a pleasure, what a privilege, to sit in Professor Van Doren’s classroom, remotely, so to speak.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
When Hollywood sneezes, the UK catches a cold, so to speak, and the financial shifts brought on by the streaming rethink, plus the devastating wildfires and labor strike hangovers, mean that Americans’ lack of interest in British projects is having serious knock-on effects.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
Bloom also wants the X Games’ media strategy to move, so to speak, to where the kids are.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
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“So to speak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20to%20speak. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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