so to speak

Specifically, this concerns the macrophages which are, so to speak, siblings of the microglia.

I looked back on core memories in my life that I had viewed as me being an indication of my weakness, my wickedness, my deal with the devil, so to speak.

The same goes for mountain lions, which are currently the top dog, so to speak.

What does smashing the patriarchy, so to speak, have to do with climate change?

“Now, with the shoe on the other foot, so to speak, it is Trump and his cronies who are making plans to weaponize the Justice Department against Trump’s enemies.”