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Meanings of manner of speaking in English

Portuguese
fala

Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally.

        fala
        Usage of manner of speaking in English
        1
        A fair number can fuzz the bond, in a manner of speaking.
        Wheel of Time [08]: The Path of Daggers
        2
        To get acquainted, in a manner of speaking, with your future residence.
        The Neverending Story
        3
        He had noticed her manner of speaking and thought it most intriguing.
        The Plains of Passage
        4
        Lucy was watching the match, in fact, in a manner of speaking.
        James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
        5
        Then the General, 'e gives it back, in a manner of speaking.
        No Man's Land
        6
        In a manner of speaking, Mr Horne was born in the PNP.
        Jamaica Observer
        7
        Thus they both, in a manner of speaking, got out their landing-nets.
        Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.)
        8
        Bladder problems are all in your head, in a manner of speaking.
        Wired
        9
        His manner of speaking to me inspired me with love for him.
        Hortense / Makers of History Series
        10
        Mrs. Mowbray's manner of speaking was essentially in keeping with her appearance.
        The Living Link: A Novel
        11
        But now the man's frank manner of speaking had disarmed all that.
        The Moving Picture Boys at Panama; Or, Stirring Adventures Along...
        12
        Though the result, in a manner of speaking, is the same.
        The Neverending Story
        13
        But young people are my specialty, in a manner of speaking.
        What is the what: the autobiography of valentino achak deng
        14
        His voice and his whole manner of speaking were completely different.
        Burglars can't be choosers
        15
        There are no politics, in a manner of speaking, in India.
        The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
        16
        Politely, the gentleman asked me directions, his manner of speaking articulate and polished.
        The South African
        Translations for manner of speaking
        Portuguese
        fala