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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Douglas Watkins of McDowell County does it in reverse, so to speak.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
Some suggested on social media that the way Trump handled his swearing-in, so to speak, was a slap in the face to evangelical Christians who have so staunchly supported Trump.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Second of all, these people here, everybody is like a nursemaid so to speak.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Suitably appalled, Lazio sent him packing (so to speak).
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
Some suggested on social media that the way Trump handled his swearing-in, so to speak, was a slap in the face to evangelical Christians who have so staunchly supported Trump.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Second of all, these people here, everybody is like a nursemaid so to speak.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Suitably appalled, Lazio sent him packing (so to speak).
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 15 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 27 Jan. 2025.
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