to the effect that

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   used to show that you are giving the general meaning of what sb has said or written rather than the exact words

   There's been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn't do much about defending this man.

   But you may call witnesses to the effect that he reached the German wire.

In the movies · 2

• But you may call witnesses to the effect that he reached the German wire.Paths of Glory1957
• There's been some high talk around town to the effect that I shouldn't do much about defending this man.To Kill a Mockingbird1962
• It's a butterfly effect.Happy Death Day 2U2019
• It's called the placebo effect.The Unholy2021
• Its effect was threefold.The Age of Adaline2015
• The effect on the victimizer.Halloween2018
• In effect one minuteJohn Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum2019
• Emma Sedatives Mancini No effectGodzilla: King of the Monsters2019

Learn it in full scenes

• Paths of Glory1957
  • Broulard Pitches the Anthill Offensive
  • Broulard Visits Dax at the Front
  • Mireau Orders Dax to Take the Anthill

From the same entry

• bring into effect
• come into effect
• in effect
• take effect
• to good, great, dramatic, effect
• to no effect
• with immediate effect