Meanings
phrase
- Used to introduce one's opinion about something to which offence could be taken
He addressed him politely: 'If you don't mind me saying so, you look a bit worried.' Salman answered him frankly: 'Well if I wasn't worried, do you think I'd come here to sell a thermos flask?'
1991, Shaukat Ṣiddīqī, God's own land: a novel of Pakistan
Translations
Urdu اَگَر آپ بُرا نَہ مَانیں
- اَگَر آپ بُرا نَہ مَانیں (agar āp burā na mānẽ)phrase
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APA
if you don't mind me saying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20don't%20mind%20me%20saying
MLA
“if you don't mind me saying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20don't%20mind%20me%20saying. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if you don't mind me saying,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you%20don't%20mind%20me%20saying.
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