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for me and not for thee

for me and not for thee prepositional phrase: for one group of people but not another; drawing attention to hypocrisy or an unjust policy.

Prepositional phrase

  1. For one group of people but not another; drawing attention to hypocrisy or an unjust policy.
    • This is a case of freedom of speech for me and not for thee.

Questions about for me and not for thee

What does for me and not for thee mean?
For me and not for thee means for one group of people but not another; drawing attention to hypocrisy or an unjust policy.
What part of speech is for me and not for thee?
For me and not for thee is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for me and not for thee in the dictionary

  1. for loop
  2. for loops
  3. for love nor money
  4. for love or money
  5. for me
  6. for me and not for thee
  7. for mercy's sake
  8. for my money
  9. for my sins
  10. for myself
  11. for name's sake

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