いわば (iwaba) Japanese meaning: so to speak | Kotomora臓
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He is, so to speak, the heart of this team.
This town is, as it were, my second hometown.
Usage patterns
いわば〈物〉のようなものだit is, so to speak, like a ~
He is, so to speak, the heart of this team.
いわば〈事〉と言えるit could be said to be, so to speak, ~
This decision could be said to be, so to speak, a painful choice.
