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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Here was the perfect chance to get Jimmy Page back for one last show at Wembley, so to speak.
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Where the movie fumbles is taking its foot off the gas, so to speak.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Work has been boiled down to key performance indicators, or KPIs, blurring the line between the letter of the law and spirit of the law, so to speak.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Venues are getting thinned out, although that’s still probably the best way for musicians to pay for their dinner, so to speak.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Where the movie fumbles is taking its foot off the gas, so to speak.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Work has been boiled down to key performance indicators, or KPIs, blurring the line between the letter of the law and spirit of the law, so to speak.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Venues are getting thinned out, although that’s still probably the best way for musicians to pay for their dinner, so to speak.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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“So to speak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20to%20speak. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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