for that matter
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- (idiomatic) as far as that is concerned.
- I didn't do it. For that matter, I didn't even know that it happened.
- 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 6:
- "I can't send a young, pretty girl, or for that matter even a homely one if you'd have her, on a job like this without telling her what to expect."
Usage notes[edit]
This idiomatic expression is often used to introduce something further on the topic ("matter"), a new aspect of the topic, or even a new topic which deserves mention once the original topic is brought up.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
as far as that is concerned
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