so to speak
成語所屬單字speak
so to speak — 慣用語
1. used to show that you are describing something in an unusual or metaphorical way
1.慣用語
釋義
可以這麼說
used to show that you are describing something in an unusual or metaphorical way, not in its exact sense.
例句
The new teachers were in the same boat, so to speak, all struggling with the same difficult class.
The bakery put all its eggs in one basket, so to speak, by selling only wedding cakes.