so to say

A form of so to speak — In a manner of speaking.

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Meanings

adverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of so to speak.

    Persons born in winter are, so to say, of a cold and frosty disposition.

    1900, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 104
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