idiomC2used toexplainthat what you are saying is not to beunderstoodexactlyasstated:姑妄言之,可以说In thatrelationshipit's very much Lorna whowearsthetrousers, so tospeak(= Lorna makes all theimportantdecisions).可以这么说,他们家里基本上是洛娜说了算。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFigurative use of language
a metaphor forsomethingidiom
allegorically
allusion
anthropomorphic
anthropomorphize
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figurative
figure of speech
idiom
metaphor
metaphorical
metonymy
mix
mixed metaphor
non-literal
non-metaphorical
pathetic fallacy
speak
symbol
trope
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so to speak| American Dictionary
so to speak
idiomthis is one way to say it:I am awriter, so tospeak.
Note:
Used to suggest that some people may not think this is a good way to say something.
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