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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The sextet will be shattering the ceiling to space, so to speak, by blasting off on the first mission to launch an all-female crew into the final frontier.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Great ideas can come from anywhere, after all, so why not task architects, jewelers, or furniture designers—who already know a thing or two about both form and function—with stretching beyond their wheelhouses, so to speak, to show us the way forward?
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2025
The idea of an investment obligation is based on the French model so that the profits [from the streamers] don’t flow untaxed to the USA, so to speak.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
After install, the Play Services trick comes into play — so to speak.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Great ideas can come from anywhere, after all, so why not task architects, jewelers, or furniture designers—who already know a thing or two about both form and function—with stretching beyond their wheelhouses, so to speak, to show us the way forward?
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2025
The idea of an investment obligation is based on the French model so that the profits [from the streamers] don’t flow untaxed to the USA, so to speak.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
After install, the Play Services trick comes into play — so to speak.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“So to speak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20to%20speak. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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