In a manner of speaking; "the feeling is, as we say, quite dead"
Adverb
as if it were really so; "she lives here, as it were"
Adverb
in a manner of speaking; "the feeling is, as we say, quite dead"
Usage Examples
I love doing demonstrations. I think to be a great chef you have to be a great teacher. I love doing classes with people who love food and enjoy food, bringing them all around one table so to speak.
Prejudices are so to speak the mechanical instincts of men: through their prejudices they do without any effort many things they would find too difficult to think through to the point of resolving to do them.
Misspelled Formso_to_speak, aso_to_speak, wso_to_speak, eso_to_speak, dso_to_speak, xso_to_speak, zso_to_speak, ao_to_speak, wo_to_speak, eo_to_speak, do_to_speak, xo_to_speak, zo_to_speak, sao_to_speak, swo_to_speak, seo_to_speak, sdo_to_speak, sxo_to_speak, szo_to_speak, sio_to_speak, s9o_to_speak, s0o_to_speak, spo_to_speak, slo_to_speak, si_to_speak, s9_to_speak, s0_to_speak, sp_to_speak, sl_to_speak, soi_to_speak, so9_to_speak, so0_to_speak, sop_to_speak, sol_to_speak, so_to_speak, soto_speak, so_to_speak, so_rto_speak, so_5to_speak, so_6to_speak, so_yto_speak, so_gto_speak, so_ro_speak, so_5o_speak, so_6o_speak, so_yo_speak, so_go_speak, so_tro_speak, so_t5o_speak, so_t6o_speak, so_tyo_speak, so_tgo_speak, so_tio_speak, so_t9o_speak, so_t0o_speak, so_tpo_speak, so_tlo_speak, so_ti_speak, so_t9_speak, so_t0_speak, so_tp_speak, so_tl_speak, so_toi_speak, so_to9_speak, so_to0_speak, so_top_speak, so_tol_speak, so_to_speak, so_tospeak, so_to_speak, so_to_aspeak, so_to_wspeak, so_to_espeak, so_to_dspeak, so_to_xspeak, so_to_zspeak, so_to_apeak, so_to_wpeak, so_to_epeak, so_to_dpeak, so_to_xpeak, so_to_zpeak, so_to_sapeak, so_to_swpeak, so_to_sepeak, so_to_sdpeak, so_to_sxpeak, so_to_szpeak, so_to_sopeak, so_to_s0peak, so_to_slpeak, so_to_soeak, so_to_s0eak, so_to_sleak, so_to_spoeak, so_to_sp0eak, so_to_spleak, so_to_spweak, so_to_sp3eak, so_to_sp4eak, so_to_spreak, so_to_spseak, so_to_spdeak, so_to_spwak, so_to_sp3ak, so_to_sp4ak, so_to_sprak, so_to_spsak, so_to_spdak, so_to_spewak, so_to_spe3ak, so_to_spe4ak, so_to_sperak, so_to_spesak, so_to_spedak, so_to_speqak, so_to_spewak, so_to_spesak, so_to_spezak, so_to_speqk, so_to_spewk, so_to_spesk, so_to_spezk, so_to_speaqk, so_to_speawk, so_to_speask, so_to_speazk, so_to_speajk, so_to_speaik, so_to_speaok, so_to_spealk, so_to_speamk, so_to_speaj, so_to_speai, so_to_speao, so_to_speal, so_to_speam, so_to_speakj, so_to_speaki, so_to_speako, so_to_speakl, so_to_speakm.
Other Usage ExamplesI think I took my eye off the ball. From about 2005, 2006, 2007, I was out of it. I thought I could oversee movies and have it done for me, so to speak.
I'm an awfully loyal friend. Once I've started a relationship with someone, it's like they are syrup and I'm a pancake. Their syrup gets into my pancake, so to speak.