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单词 i was just saying
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I was (also am) just (also only) saying
f. I was (also am) just (also only) saying: used to indicate that a previous statement or assertion is not intended to be combative or provoking, or should not be taken too personally or seriously. Also simply just saying, only saying. [Compare German ich sag' ja nur (late 19th cent. or earlier).]
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1925 S. O'Casey Juno & Paycock iii, in Two Plays 91 Sure, I know—I was only sayin'.
1943 I. Wolfert Tucker's People ix. 188 I'm not knocking. I'm just saying.
1968 R. Roberts Imprisoned Tongues v. 58 I was jus' sayin'. No offence!
1997 K. O'Riordan Boy in Moon i. 8 ‘What's that got to do with anything?’ ‘I'm only saying.’
2013 Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) (Nexis) 30 June c1 It'd be a hard pill for Boehner to swallow... Just sayin'.
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