Idiom
and I don't mean maybe
Meaning
Indicating that one is serious and not joking about a matter.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Clean your room now, and I don't mean maybe.”
“You must finish this report by five o'clock today, and I don't mean maybe.”
“The manager insisted that the team resolve the safety issues before the inspection, and I don't mean maybe.”
Examples
simple
“Clean your room now, and I don't mean maybe.”
contextual
“You must finish this report by five o'clock today, and I don't mean maybe.”
complex
“The manager insisted that the team resolve the safety issues before the inspection, and I don't mean maybe.”
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