(I) can't say as I do(, can't say as I don't)
(I) can't say as I do(, can't say as I don't)
I don't know with certainty. A: "How many people are coming to dinner tonight?" B: "Hmm, can't say as I do, can't say as I don't." They asked me if I know how to create a spreadsheet like that, but I can't say as I do.
See also: say
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
can't say as I do, (can't say as I don't)
Rur. I am not sure. Tom: Do you know Mr. Smith? Mary: Well, I can't say as I do, can't say as I don't. Jane: What do you think of my cousin? Do you like him? Mary: Can't say's I do, can't say's I don't.
See also: say
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- say
- a fly will not get into a closed mouth
- a closed mouth gathers no feet
- you can run, but you can't hide
- can't have it both ways
- you, etc. can't have it both ways
- if you can't beat 'em
- you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
- have (one's) bread buttered on both sides
- have your bread buttered on both sides