| gen. |
in a manner of speaking; if I may say so; if I may coin a phrase (tats); so to speak; as it were (=фигурально выражаясь: The sun is, as it were, the lamp of the universe. 4uzhoj); put it that way (сокр. от "if I can put it that way": Lord Younger told the MPs in evidence to their committee: "Google is one of several search engines and I am very aware of their power, put it that way. 4uzhoj); if I can put it that way (4uzhoj); if the expression may be tolerated (Азери); to coin a phrase (Alexander Demidov); if you will (= so to speak / in a manner of speaking; used to indicate that what one has just said is an uncommon, metaphorical, or original way of saying something, or to signal hedging about vocabulary choice: She's very kind-minded, if you will. • This arrangement will allow us to eliminate our debt and get back to solid ground, if you will.• This is where I spend most of my time... my man cave, if you will 4uzhoj); in the manner of speaking (Taras); if I one may say so |
