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let's not and say we did

let's not and say we did phrase: indicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action, and does not wish to participate.

Phrase

let's not and say we did

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) Indicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action, and does not wish to participate.
    • “We must go on to the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, Pa,” said Seb, bravely. “We can't feel any worse.”
      “Let's not and say we did,” groaned the sick father from his position of vantage at the rail.1921, Harvard Lampoon, volume 80, number 10, page 324
    • "Let's kick in a window on George," Dick Buckford said.
      "Let's not and say we did," Andy Houlihan said.1947, James Thomas Farrell, The Life Adventurous and Other Stories, Vanguard Press, page 286

Questions about let's not and say we did

What does let's not and say we did mean?
Let's not and say we did means indicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action, and does not wish to participate.
What part of speech is let's not and say we did?
Let's not and say we did is a phrase.

Words near let's not and say we did in the dictionary

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