what you'd call
Creo que lo que se dice es 'adiós '.
I think what is being said is 'goodbye'.
That's what they say.
Él es lo que se dice un hombre que se ha hecho a sí mismo.
He is what you would call a self-made man.
Lo que se dice en un museo nunca es serio.
What is said in a museum is never serious.
— Paris, je t'aime (2006)
El es más fuerte de lo que se dice.
He is stronger than he says.
Entiendo lo que se dice y se escribe, pero hablar es difícil para mí.
I understand what is said and written, but speaking is difficult for me.