His retirement was, in a manner of speaking, the beginning of his real career.他的退休，从某种意义上讲，是他真正事业的开始。

After the storm destroyed their house, they were, in a manner of speaking [=so to speak, as it were], lost at sea. [=they felt lost and confused after their house was destroyed]暴风雨摧毁了他们的房子之后，从某种意义上说，他们陷入了迷茫。