if I may say so

idiom

formal
used to emphasize a statement
This has been, if I may say so, one of the happiest days of my life.

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“If I may say so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20I%20may%20say%20so. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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