if you don't mind me saying

if you don't mind me saying

English

Phrase

if you don't mind me saying

1. Used to introduce one's opinion about something to which offence could be taken
   • 1991, Shaukat Ṣiddīqī, God's own land: a novel of Pakistan

     He addressed him politely: 'If you don't mind me saying so, you look a bit worried.' Salman answered him frankly: 'Well if I wasn't worried, do you think I'd come here to sell a thermos flask?'

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