with respect

with respect
with (or with all due) respect
used as a polite formula preceding, and intended to mitigate the effect of, an expression of disagreement or criticism

with all due respect, Father, I think you've got to be more broad-minded these days

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with (all) (due) respect
— used as a polite or formal way of saying that you disagree with someone

I have to say, with all respect, that I don't think your solution will work.

With all due respect, I must disagree with your conclusions.

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Main Entry:respect

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with reˈspect | with all due reˈspect idiom
(formal) used when you are going to disagree, usually quite strongly, with sb

With all due respect, the figures simply do not support you on this.

Main entry:respectidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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