Usage of "so to speak"

Spanish

In a manner of speaking.

As if it were really so.

Usage of so to speak in English

There's time for a last question-onefor the road, so to speak. 
 Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation 

However, the group went off piste, so to speak, for their vittles. 
 The Irish Times 

In her world, things are either right or wrong, so to speak. 
 The girl who played with fire 

The days of movie stars, so to speak, is just behind us. 
 Reuters 

The fishing fleet had changed while she wasn't looking, so to speak. 
 American empire: blood and iron 

But few people have actually seen the hallowed chalice, so to speak. 
 News.com.au 

The cherry on top, so to speak, would be a victory today. 
 The Irish Times 

We follow the same rules, so to speak, as orthodox time travelers. 
 After dark 

If a pusson could talk to her-bring her 'round, so to speak- 
 Harvest Home 

Els was given a second bite at the cherry, so to speak. 
 The Irish Times 

The song remains the same, so to speak: We call it recycling. 
 Wired 

The new psychological compound, so to speak, was a terribly unstable compound. 
 Odd John 

The land was theirs before the land was ours, so to speak. 
 The new yorker 

The Poles had hoped to keep in the family, so to speak. 
 The Irish Times 

The tools I had in my knapsack, so to speak, he said. 
 Wired 

And in this place, too, in the public street, so to speak. 
 Under Western Eyes 

Translations for so to speak

Spanish

Meanings of so to speak in English