(25-01-2022, 12:05 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Looking forward to the cheque Olive...On no account hold your breath...
(25-01-2022, 01:37 PM)Olive Wrote: It implies that something isn't quite right & the person in question might not be all that they claim to be.(25-01-2022, 01:03 PM)Oldfellah Wrote: The thing is that when I say He/She is a so called expert or so called politician or so called whatever, people have to get off their high horse and realise that its only a figure of speech for gods sake, some people need to get a life! There are a lot on here that use figure of speech in their language and I dont have a go at them, or perhaps I should 
"So called" is in fact not a figure of speech, it is an adjective phrase describing a name or description that you think is not really right or suitable.  It is almost always derisory and can be defamatory.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)