if you’ll pardon the expression
if you'll pardon the expression
A preemptive apology for the particular words one is about to use. He was acting like, if you'll pardon the expression, a complete ass.
See also: expression, if, pardon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
if you’ll pardon the expression
phr. excuse the expression I am about to say. This thing is—if you’ll pardon the expression—loused up. I’m really jacked, if you’ll pardon the expression.
See also: expression, if, pardon
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- sling