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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There’s also a lot to be learned from when people go through such a bad hare day, so to speak.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
And what about poor Lalla, who slept in an old bed with her mother, in the same bedroom (so to speak) as Regina and the baby, behind a partition in the corner?
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
These days, the Academy seems decidedly less interested in recognizing films that keep going back to the well, so to speak.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Photography offers a different pace and perspective from acting or music — his other side gig, so to speak — that is more personal.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
And what about poor Lalla, who slept in an old bed with her mother, in the same bedroom (so to speak) as Regina and the baby, behind a partition in the corner?
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
These days, the Academy seems decidedly less interested in recognizing films that keep going back to the well, so to speak.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
Photography offers a different pace and perspective from acting or music — his other side gig, so to speak — that is more personal.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
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 1 Feb. 2026.
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