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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Seeing them all in one unit, one voice so to speak.
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Fred Topel, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
Is the core advantage, so to speak, to manage these relationships with the stars?
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
That suggests kissing could have only evolved after our ancestor left the trees and hit the ground, so to speak, putting us at least 7 million years ago.
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 28 Oct. 2024
Although both Stewart and Basso have passed the retirement age, neither is taking their feet off the accelerator, so to speak.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
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Fred Topel, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
Is the core advantage, so to speak, to manage these relationships with the stars?
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
That suggests kissing could have only evolved after our ancestor left the trees and hit the ground, so to speak, putting us at least 7 million years ago.
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 28 Oct. 2024
Although both Stewart and Basso have passed the retirement age, neither is taking their feet off the accelerator, so to speak.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
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“So to speak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20to%20speak. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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