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in so many words |
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in so many words Fig. exactly; explicitly; in plain, clear language. I told her in so many words to leave me alone. He said yes, but not in so many words. in so many words directly or in a way that makes it very clear what you mean (usually negative) 'Did he say we could stay with him?' 'Well, not in so many words, but that's definitely what he meant.' He told me, in so many words, to mind my own business. in so many words directly or very clearly He told me, in so many words, to mind my own business. Usage notes: often used in the form not in so many words: She didn't say it in so many words, but it was clear that she thought I was wrong. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Reginald came this morning into my dressing-room with a very unusual solemnity of countenance, and after some preface informed me in so many words that he wished to reason with me on the impropriety and unkindness of allowing Sir James Martin to address my daughter contrary to her inclinations. I had barely finished locking up my dispatch-box, when the ungrateful girl, whose reputation I have made, came into the room and told me in so many words that the business connection between us was for the present at an end. It was as if they said to me in so many words that literature which furnished the subjects of such pictures I could not hope to understand, and need not try. |
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