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Idiom idiom

say again


"What did you say?" or "Repeat what you have said." A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said.

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


SIMPLE

“I did not hear you, could you say that again?”

CONTEXTUAL

“The music in the restaurant was so loud that I had to ask my friend to say that again.”

COMPLEX

“Although I listened intently to the professor's complex lecture, I eventually had to request that he say that again so I could take accurate notes.”


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  1. 01

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    A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.

  2. 02

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    To do what is described or what one would expect, with no further explanation needed.

  3. 03

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    Easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.

  4. 04

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    The right to make a final decision.

  5. 05

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  6. 06

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  7. 07

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026