Meaning of I'm not saying..., but... in English

I'm not saying..., but...

informal

used as a polite or humorous way of making a comment or criticism :

I'm not saying it was your fault. I just think you could have checked.

I'm not saying it's perfect, but it's pretty close.

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Denying & contradicting

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(Definition of I'm not saying..., but... from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

in Chinese (Traditional)

in Chinese (Simplified)

（一種禮貌或幽默地表達觀點的方式）…

（一种礼貌或幽默地表达观点的方式）…

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