“What he meant to say . . .”
“What he was trying to say . . .”
“What he was talking about was . . .”
“He was speaking metaphorically!”
“Oh, yeah, he didn’t mean it that way!”
“What he meant to say . . .”
“What he was trying to say . . .”
“What he was talking about was . . .”
“He was speaking metaphorically!”
“Oh, yeah, he didn’t mean it that way!”