beg to differ
Speech parts
1. beg to differ - Verb
2. beg to differ - Phrase
Meaning
(idiomatic) To offer an opposing opinion humbly.
Synonym: disagree
(idiomatic) To differ (strongly) in interpretation or opinion.
Synonym: disagree
Antonyms
Examples
I am not exuding anything," said Holly through gritted teeth. Orion tapped her shoulder. "I beg to differ. You're exuding right now, a wonderful aura. It's pastel blue with little dolphins.
The administration says, then, there are no downsides or upsides to treating terrorists like civilian criminal defendants, but a lot of us would beg to differ.
When it comes to the insightful reading of such passages that comes via the elevated sense, we shall not beg to differ at all about its name-whether one wishes to call it tropologia, allegoria, or anything else-but only about whether it contains meanings that are beneficial.
I've had a year out of work, more, and just toughed it out. There are those who think that all actors are overpaid. I beg to differ.
I think I identify more with the smart guy, but most people might take umbrage at that. I like to think of myself as a real thinker, but I suppose people might beg to differ.
Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.