Д138
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coll,
occas. humorNP instrumInvarsent
adv (often
parenth )
fixed WO used by the speaker to admit his own or another's mistake, weakness, oversight etc, or to inquire if another (often the interlocutor) has made a mistake, given in to a weakness, overlooked sth. etc: I'm afraid
much as I hate to admit (say) itI'm ashamed to saysad to say
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