单词 | only saying |
释义 | > as lemmasonly 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).] ΚΠ 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'. < as lemmas |
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