like a phoenix from the ashes, he will rise again, so to speak

(etwa: "Wie ein Phoenix aus der Asche wird er wieder auferstehen, wie man so schön sagt")

Etwas das man am Ende hinzufügen kann wie im Deutschen das "leicht übertrieben gesagt" ist mir jetzt nicht bekannt. Aber stattdessen ginge z.B. "so to speak", "figuratively speaking" oder "as they say", was mit der wörtlichen Übersetzung von "übertrieben" nichts zu tun hat, aber von Dir genannte Idiome als solche kennzeichnet.

@suziq: Wouldn't just "exaggerated" do: "slightly exaggerated"?

...which is a bit overstated? The overstatement (of the year, week, day)...today's overstatement ? :-)

Hi Carly :-)

@Andreas: I did consider it and then decided that the redundant "over"exaggeration (but then only slightly ;-)) fitted somehow...but I have no objection to toning it down :-)

OT - Hi suziq!!

Thank's for your suggestions.
I like #2 "so to speak" the most, especially when it is about talking. I think it hits the nail on the head and it's easy in usage.

For writing there is maybe a more elegant possibility. I guess figurativly speaking is a nice one and it appears to fit.
http://www.dict.cc/?s=figuratively+speaking

Just one question concerning "figurativly speaking". This is also an idiom. Does that mean we use it always this way and we do not adapt the verb to "figuratively spoken"?

Which sentence is correct?

1. like a phoenix from the ashes, he will rise again, figuratively speaking

2. like a phoenix from the ashes, he will rise again, figuratively spoken

I'd prefer number 2.

Sorry to disappoint you, but it's figuratively speaking.

is nicely eloquent.

SD3: I'm glad to be able to use it the right way now :)

@mkh13: Would you mind to give me an example which contains "hyperbolic"?