Idioms
Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places.
Idiom:
so to speak
Meaning:
as one might or could say, this is one way to say something
Example:
We had a good time at the restaurant, so to speak, although the service was not very good.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.