as it where
in a manner of speaking
sort of
as you might say
that is to say
used to underline the fact that one is telling something in a strange or symbolic manner
I will tell you what is going on but only because you are already family, so to speak.
He is not allowed to go out with his friends. His wife sits on his head, so to speak.
You have passed all of your exams, so to speak, and should be expecting an offer soon.
If you moved to Canada, so to say. What you will do to get rid of the extreme cold?
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.