“if you”

The following 8 entries include the term if you.

if you ask me

idiom

: in my opinion

if you believe that, you'll believe anything

idiom

used sarcastically to discredit the speaker or a statement

if you don't mind my/me asking

idiom

used with a question as a polite way of asking something that could be annoying or offensive

if you don't mind my/me saying so

idiom

used with a statement as a polite way of saying something that could be annoying or offensive

if you like

idiom

used to agree politely to a suggestion or request

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.

if you please

idiom

used to make a polite request

(you're) damned if you do and damned if you don't

idiom

used to say that in a specific situation a person can be blamed or considered wrong no matter what he or she does


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