if you must know
idiom
—used when one is answering a question that one does not want to answer because the information is personal, embarrassing, etc.
"Why did you leave that job?" "If you must know, I was fired."
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“If you must know.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20you%20must%20know. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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