to the effect that

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Main Entry:effect

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to the effect that to this/​that effect phrase
used for showing that you are giving a general idea of what someone said instead of their actual words

Harry murmured something to the effect that they would all meet Margaret soon enough.

Then Sally said, ‘Who is this then?’ or words to that effect.

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Main entry: effect

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used to refer to the general sense of something written or spoken

some comments to the effect that my essay was a little light on analysis


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