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be that as it may
Idioms and Phrases
Nevertheless, it may be true but, as in Be that as it may, I can't take your place on Monday . This phrase has its roots in be as be may , used from Chaucer's time for about four centuries. [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
“Be that as it may,” said Mother, “it has come to our attention that she recently hacked into a bank and made a substantial withdrawal.”
Be that as it may, I don't see any chance of the approach suggested in the question being adopted.
Be that as it may, this is a festival that, far from shying away from scandale, knows full well that it has its place, especially on the red carpet.
But be that as it may, considering his intense avariciousness, it seems unlikely that Carlson would make this big announcement without some assurance that he will be paid big bucks for using Twitter as the base for his future blatherings.
Be that as it may, Connor's main point of business is to figure out which adult child of Logan Roy will speak at his funeral, which Logan's idiot eldest wants to keep to "a tight 90."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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