I hate to admit

I hate to admit
I hate to say/admit/I hate to tell you phrase
used for showing that you are sorry about what you are going to say, because you think it is unpleasant or you wish it was not true

I hate to admit it, but Sam may be right.

I hate to say this, but I think you’ve probably lost your money.

Thesaurus: ways of admitting somethingsynonym ways of saying you are sorry or regret somethingsynonym
Main entry: hate

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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