adverb
1. as if it were really so (Freq. 2)
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she lives here, as it were
• Syn: ↑as it were
2. in a manner of speaking (Freq. 1)
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the feeling is, as we say, quite dead
• Syn: ↑as we say
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I so to speak (or say)used to highlight the fact that one is describing something in an unusual or metaphorical way
delving into the body's secrets, I looked death in the face, so to speak
see so I
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so to speak — see ↑speak
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Main Entry: ↑so
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so to speak
— used to indicate that you are 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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Main Entry: ↑speak
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ˌso to ˈspeak idiom
used to emphasize that you are expressing sth in an unusual or amusing way
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They were all very similar. All cut from the same cloth, so to speak.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.