“to say”

The following 11 entries include the term to say.

afraid to say

idiom

used as a way of expressing one's disappointment, regret, or sorrow

bound to say

idiom

: to be forced to admit

fair to say

idiom

: reasonable and not expected to cause argument

have anything/something to say about

idiom

: to have an opinion to express about (something)

have to say for oneself

idiom

used with words such as something, nothing, much, etc., as to say that someone is able or unable to say something that explains what he or she is doing, has done, etc.

not to say

idiom

used to introduce a more forceful or critical way of describing someone or something

strange to say

idiom

used to say that something is unusual or unexpected

suffice (it) to say

idiom

used to say that one could give more information about something but that the statement that follows is enough

that's not to say

idiom

: that does not mean

to say the least

idiom

used to emphasize a statement

which is to say

idiom

: which means that

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