English Dictionary

not that there's anything wrong with that

フレーズ

A signal phrase that one does not wish to offend when discussing a potentially contentious issue involving personal beliefs.

日本語の意味

会話中に、相手や主題の一部に対して否定的な印象や攻撃的な意味を与えず、あえて肯定的／無難な表現を採るための前置きとして使われる表現。 / 直訳すると「それに対して何か問題があるわけではない」という意味になり、議論を和らげたり、相手の意見などを否定せずに自分の主張を述べる際に用いられるフレーズ。

When I told him I preferred quiet weekends, I added, 'not that there's anything wrong with that,' because everyone enjoys different things.

彼に静かな週末が好きだと言ったとき、別にそれが悪いというわけではないと付け加えた。人それぞれ好みが違うからだ。

意味（1）

A signal phrase that one does not wish to offend when discussing a potentially contentious issue involving personal beliefs.

You mean to tell me after all that...? I think she's just a little girl who thinks the boys at her school are smelly. That's a relief. I mean, not that there'd be anything wrong with that, but -- wait, do lesbians have to say that?