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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Guys like Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Bong Joon Ho – all these tremendous lions of the cinema, so to speak.
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Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
But this taste can lead him, so to speak, to miss the ice cubes in the tumbler while seeking the iceberg in the ocean.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Though the search for other life in the universe might seem out there (so to speak), Antonio believed that science matters.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 14 June 2024
Given the current levels of polarization, most voters have already picked sides, so to speak.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
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Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
But this taste can lead him, so to speak, to miss the ice cubes in the tumbler while seeking the iceberg in the ocean.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Though the search for other life in the universe might seem out there (so to speak), Antonio believed that science matters.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 14 June 2024
Given the current levels of polarization, most voters have already picked sides, so to speak.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
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“So to speak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20to%20speak. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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