just being polite

just being polite
just/only/being polite spoken phrase
saying something not because it is true but in order not to offend someone

Did you really like her book, or were you just being polite?

Thesaurus: polite behavioursynonym
Main entry: polite

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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