English Reference

Idiom

let's not and say we did

Meaning

Indicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action, and does not wish to participate.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I do not want to clean the garage, let's not and say we did.”

“When my boss suggested working through the weekend, I whispered to my colleague, let's not and say we did.”

“Faced with the tedious prospect of attending the mandatory gala, he suggested to his partner that they let's not and say we did.”

Examples

simple

“I do not want to clean the garage, let's not and say we did.”

contextual

“When my boss suggested working through the weekend, I whispered to my colleague, let's not and say we did.”

complex

“Faced with the tedious prospect of attending the mandatory gala, he suggested to his partner that they let's not and say we did.”

Key words

Related idioms

This entry

Updated
English Reference