beg to differ
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beg to differ
- /ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfə/ UK
- /ˈbɛɡ tə ˈdɪfɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From beg (“to plead with someone for help”) + to + differ.
verb begs to differ · begging to differ · begged to differ
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To offer an opposing opinion humbly.
Thus Lord King asserted, February 28, 1818, "That the whole of what the noble Secretary of State, Lord Liverpool, had said, amounted to this, that the Sinking Fund was only nominal, and had not paid one shilling of the debt." To which Lord Liverpool replied, "He begged to differ with his Lordship, a
Similar: disagree
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To differ (strongly) in interpretation or opinion.
Now the pluralists may say that a place where they run up new houses, and pull down old ones, is by no means disqualified for occupation, but he begs to differ from them decidedly.
Similar: disagree
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verb offer an opposing opinion humbly
| Español | permitirse disentir, no estar de acuerdo, no concordar, permitirle discrepar |
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| 中文 | 不敢苟同 bùgǎngǒutóng |
| Português | lamentar discordar, ser obrigado a discordar |
verb differ strongly in opinion
| 中文 | 不敢苟同 bùgǎngǒutóng |
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