if you ask me
if you ask me phrase: used to introduce one's opinion, without being asked for it.
Phrase
if you ask me
- Used to introduce one's opinion, without being asked for it.
- B.W. Wooster: If you ask me, art is responsible for most of the trouble in the world.
R. Jeeves: An interesting theory, sir. Would you care to expatiate upon it?
B.W. Wooster: As a matter of fact, no, Jeeves. The thought just occurred to me, as thoughts do.
R. Jeeves: Very good, sir.1992 May 3, “Comrade Bingo”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6 - Some damned fool made him an American officer; but if you ask me, I think he's neither flesh nor fowl nor good red herring. He changed sides once so he wouldn't lose his property, and if you ask me, he's ready to do it again.1996, Kenneth Roberts, Rabble in Arms
- B.W. Wooster: If you ask me, art is responsible for most of the trouble in the world.
Questions about if you ask me
- What does if you ask me mean?
- If you ask me means used to introduce one's opinion, without being asked for it.
- What part of speech is if you ask me?
- If you ask me is a phrase.
Words near if you ask me in the dictionary
- if we had ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs
- if we had some ham we could have some ham and eggs, if we had some eggs
- if wishes were horses, beggars might ride
- if wishes were horses, beggars would ride
- if you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time
- if you ask me
- if you believe everything you read, better not to read
- if you build it, they will come
- if you can't beat them, eat them
- if you can't beat them, join them
- if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull
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