so to speak

Adverb

In a manner of speaking.

Japanese Meaning

いわば / 言い換えれば / ある意味で / 比喩的に言えば

By staying late every night, he became, so to speak, the unofficial manager of the office.

毎晩遅くまで残っていたことで、いわば彼はオフィスの非公式な管理者になった。

Sense（1）

In a manner of speaking.

Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”