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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While that's a lot to swallow, so to speak, perhaps the ones to swing the good-sleep odds back in your favor are the bacteria to focus on.
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New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
At the heart of the story, so to speak, is an Edgar Allen Poe motif, especially considering the stop-motion sequence involves a beating (Tell-Tale) heart and is staged at Nevermore Academy.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
There was every kind of a way to write a rap song, so to speak on this.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Sure, any parent can tweak things according to their own situation–and that's the benefit of home court advantage, so to speak.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 6 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
At the heart of the story, so to speak, is an Edgar Allen Poe motif, especially considering the stop-motion sequence involves a beating (Tell-Tale) heart and is staged at Nevermore Academy.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
There was every kind of a way to write a rap song, so to speak on this.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Sure, any parent can tweak things according to their own situation–and that's the benefit of home court advantage, so to speak.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for so to speak
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“So to speak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20to%20speak. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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