Tra từ to the effect that … - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

to the effect that … to the effect that… \| to this/that efˈfect idiom used to show that you are giving the general meaning of what sb has said or written rather than the exact words • He left a note to the effect that he would not be coming back. •She told me to get out— or words to that effect. Main entry: ↑effect_idiom