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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For people who have never seen Bachelor in Paradise, or who maybe gave up on it and are thinking about tuning back in, why is season 10 the time to jump back into the pool, so to speak?
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EW.com, 3 July 2025
Honduras is upstream, so to speak, and ocean currents in the Gulf spreads genetics downstream to Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Posting on social media was an outlet for the 37-year-old to yap, so to speak.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Ethan has been a diamond in the rough, so to speak.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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EW.com, 3 July 2025
Honduras is upstream, so to speak, and ocean currents in the Gulf spreads genetics downstream to Florida.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Posting on social media was an outlet for the 37-year-old to yap, so to speak.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Ethan has been a diamond in the rough, so to speak.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“So to speak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so%20to%20speak. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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