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Definition far be it from me to do something in British English

far be it from me to do something phrase

phrase
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used as a way of telling someone that you do not want to criticize them, disagree with them, or say something negative when in fact this is what you are doing

Example

Far be it from me to criticize, but aren't you being a little unreasonable?

Definition far be it from me to do something in British English