μεταφορικῶς
From LSJ
πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου → there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
French (Bailly abrégé)
adv.
par métaphore, métaphoriquement.
Étymologie: μεταφορικός.
