JLPT Taisaku 66#言わば／いわば

言わば／いわば

Meaning：

so to speak; as it were; like sort of

Examples:

この本は言わば私のバイブルだ。

This is, as it were, my bible.

この試験は言わばアメリカの大学に留学する際のTOEFLに当たる。

This test is, so to speak, the equivalent of the TOEFL, which people take when they (want to) study at a university in the U.S.

ここまでは、言わばウオーミングアップのようなもので、ここからが本番だ。

This has been sort of a warm-up, and starting now, the real business begins.

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