not to say
idiom
—used to introduce a more forceful or critical way of describing someone or something
He was impolite, not to say downright rude!
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That’s not to say the podcasting duo has not heard from male listeners critical about women discussing sports.
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
All this is not to say that Florio’s overall point about the inherent conflict of interest with Brady’s ownership stake in the Raiders and calling out Fox doesn’t have merit.
—Andrew Marchand, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
That’s not to say that Brave New World didn’t hit bumps in the road.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
That’s not to say the Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 isn’t entertaining.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
All this is not to say that Florio’s overall point about the inherent conflict of interest with Brady’s ownership stake in the Raiders and calling out Fox doesn’t have merit.
—Andrew Marchand, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
That’s not to say that Brave New World didn’t hit bumps in the road.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
That’s not to say the Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 isn’t entertaining.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Not to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20to%20say. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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