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Phrase(s): in other words
a phrase introducing a restatement of what has just been said. • Henry: Sure I want to do it, but how much do I get paid? Andrew: In other words, you’re just doing it for the money. • Bill: Well, I suppose I really should prepare my entourage for departure. Bob: In other words, you’re leaving? Bill: One could say that, I suppose. Bob: Why didn’t one?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Putting it differently, usually more simply or explicitly. For example, The weather was terrible, the plane took off several hours after the scheduled time, and then fog prevented their landing? in other words, they never got to the wedding at all. [Mid-1800s]
American Heritage Idioms