though I say it who should not

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Appended to a statement of self-praise, as a form of modest apology.

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Meanings

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alternative though I say it who should not say it

  1. idiomaticAppended to a statement of self-praise, as a form of modest apology.

    We do our own work for ourselves; and do it very well, though I say it who should not.

    1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
if i do say so myselfin all modestynot to brag
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APA

though I say it who should not. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/though%20I%20say%20it%20who%20should%20not

MLA

“though I say it who should not.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/though%20I%20say%20it%20who%20should%20not. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “though I say it who should not,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/though%20I%20say%20it%20who%20should%20not.

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