that's not to say

idiom

: that does not mean
It's odd, but that's not to say that it's bad.

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“That's not to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%27s%20not%20to%20say. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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