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so they had said

so they had said is the past participle of so they say.

Meaning of so they say

Phrase

so they say

  1. Apparently, according to others.
    • As people move to the suburbs, bank branches follow, so they say.
    Synonyms:
    as the saying goes, as they say[sentence adverb]] usage>

Questions about so they had said

What is so they had said the past participle of?
So they had said is the past participle of so they say.

Words near so they had said in the dictionary

  1. so quiet you can hear a pin drop
  2. so shoot me
  3. so so
  4. so that
  5. so there
  6. so they had said
  7. so they said
  8. so they say
  9. so to say
  10. so to speak
  11. so true, bestie

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