to that effect

Idioms  

1. With that basic or general meaning, as in He said he was very worried, or words to that effect. This term is also put as to the effect that when introducing a clause, as in She was a little vague but said something to the effect that she'd repay the loan very soon. [Mid-1600s]

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Example Sentences

An earlier task force suggestion to that effect was discussed by the board but went unheeded, he charges.

From Los Angeles Times

Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s speech to that effect was an eloquent defense of American values.

From The Wall Street Journal

Five months later, their child benefit payments were suspended and they received a letter to that effect, but even that contained errors, Mrs Edwards said.

From BBC

"I'll sign a piece of paper to that effect right here in the studio," he said.

From BBC

Walker makes a jokey aside to that effect at the start of “Oedipus the King, Mama!”

From Los Angeles Times