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So to speak

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At time of the crisis, he was the most important person in the company, so to speak, even though he’d only been working there for few weeks.

We use this expression to say that something is in a way, not literally.

You can use this phrase in ………… language.
 Spoken
 Written
 Informal

Example 1
At time of the crisis, he was the most important person in the company, so to speak, even though he’d only been working there for few weeks.

Example 2
The book you‘ve recommended really seems like a sea of knowledge, so to speak.

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