English · Idiom Candidate

let's not and say we did

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To pretend something was done to avoid actually doing it

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giả vờ đã làm để tránh thực sự làm

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

Do you want to clean the garage? Let's not and say we did

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “let's not and say we did” mean?

To pretend something was done to avoid actually doing it

Is “let's not and say we did” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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