In so many words

In so many words, he asked me to give him the answers to the test.

He said he liked you. At least, not in so many words, but that was the idea.

I said so in so many words.

"I never asked you to get that drug," he said. "Not in so many words," she said. "What do you mean by that?" "Well, a fat lot of fun we were going to have without it."