I did not cause the problem. / (by extension, informal) I did not cause it (regardless of whether the subject matter is perceived as problematic).

plural of have-not province

people who dispute that a task is possible should not impede those people who attempt to do it

Used to indicate that the following clause is not true and that this negatively impacts the importance of the preceding clause.

(chiefly philosophy) The quality of an action being morally obligatory not to perform.

present participle of play the ball and not the man

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play the man and not the ball

present participle of play the man not the ball

simple past tense and past participle of play the man and not the ball

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of play the man not the ball