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so to speak

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. as it were, so to speakadverb

    as if it were really so

    "she lives here, as it were"

  2. as we say, so to speakadverb

    in a manner of speaking

    "the feeling is, as we say, quite dead"

Wiktionary

  1. so to speakadverb

    In a manner of speaking.

Wikipedia

  1. so to speak

    DJ? Acucrack is an electronic music duo based in Chicago, Illinois. DJ? Acucrack was formed by Jason Novak and Jamie Duffy as an Acumen Nation drum n' bass side project. The duo initially created the side project to "kill time" between releases for Acumen Nation, but their releases as Acucrack were so well received that the side project ended up taking precedence. Their first two releases — Nation State and Mutants of Sound — appeared on the CMJ RPM year end charts for 1998.Their 2000 album, Sorted, peaked at #2 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S. In 2004, DJ? Acucrack opened for KMFDM on their 20th Anniversary Tour. In August 2005, DJ? Acucrack released a new album, Killing Mobius. In 2006, they toured with Front Line Assembly for their Artificial Soldier tour, which was cut short. Issues with the tour bus company have been cited for the cancellation. Founding member Jamie Duffy died on June 21, 2012.

ChatGPT

  1. so to speak

    "So to speak" is a phrase commonly used to indicate that the preceding or following statement may not be entirely accurate, but should be understood in the indicated way. It is often used in metaphors, analogies, or figures of speech to highlight that what is being said is not literal but should be understood as such for the sake of comparison or explanation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of so to speak in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of so to speak in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of so to speak in a Sentence

  1. Benjamin Franklin:

    Use no hurtful deceit think innocently and justly and if you speak, speak accordingly.

  2. President Trump:

    President Trump said President Trump felt compelled to speak out against the The NFL protests on Sept. 26, 2017, after visiting injured soldiers atWalter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. They were fighting for our flag, they were fighting for National Anthem, for people to disrespect that by kneeling during the playing of National Anthem I think is disgraceful.

  3. Theodore Roosevelt, Speech in Chicago, 3 Apr. 1903:

    There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far.

  4. Carlo Cottarelli:

    It's totally premature to speak of a crisis in China.

  5. Dean Stott:

    Thanks to people like Prince Harry and the Heads Together charity partners, mental health is being spoken about much more and I hope by doing this, I have been able to inspire even more people to speak out and get the help they need.


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