Vocabulary

言わば

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

adverb
N3 freq #1

Example sentences

He is my closest friend; we are like brothers.

He is a Japanese Edison, as it were.

He is, so to speak, a grown-up baby.

He is a wise fool, so to speak.

He is, so to speak, a learned fool.

He is, so to speak, a star player.

He is, so to speak, her servant.

He is, so to speak, a bookworm.