so to speak
可以说，可以这么说
口语·委婉表达
英文释义
a way of saying something without stating it directly; used to indicate that a statement is not to be taken literally
例句
He's a bit of a control freak, so to speak, but he means well.
典故来源
源自16世纪英语，用于软化表述，暗示比喻或非字面意思。