in so many words

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   (not) in exactly the same words as sb says were used

   Never in so many words.

   - Didn't Geddes tell you? - Not in so many words.

In the movies · 2

• Never in so many words.All the President's Men1976
• - Didn't Geddes tell you? - Not in so many words.Local Hero1983
• In so many words, yes.Big Fish2003
• Do you have to use so many cuss words?The Big Lebowski1998
• It's funny that there's so many few words to describe things here in Mayfield.The Sisters Brothers2018
• - Donnie, did I say I was gonna get whacked? - Not in so many words.Donnie Brasco1997

Learn it in full scenes

• All the President's Men1976
  • Police Arrest the Watergate Burglars
  • Woodward Traces the White House Call
  • Who Gets the Watergate Story

From the same entry

• by word of mouth
• from the word go
• get a word in edgeways
• have a word in ear
• have words
• in other words
• in a word
• in words of one syllable
• the last word
• my word
• not have a good word to say for
• put in a word for