HyperDic: as_we_say

English > 1 sense of the expression *as we say*:
ADVERB	all	as we say, so to speak	in a manner of speaking

English > *as we say*: 1 sense > adverb 1
Meaning	In a manner of speaking.
Example	"the feeling is, as we say, quite dead"
Synonym	so to speak
Spanish	como solemos decir, es decir