Definition of So to speak

as it seems or saying something figuratively and not literally

Examples of So to speak in a sentence

“We need to be on the same page, so to speak,” my boss said to his workers so that they would be thinking in the same way.  🔊

The children were like little devils, so to speak even though they weren’t really devils but badly behaving children.  🔊

“You are being a bum so to speak,” Karen advised her sister so that she would stop being lazy and start working.  🔊

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