代わりと言っては何ですが (hardly a substitute, but)
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A stock polite hedge meaning 'I hesitate to call it a substitute, but...' Used to downplay something offered in place of or as compensation for something else.
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A stock polite hedge meaning 'I hesitate to call it a substitute, but...' Used to downplay something offered in place of or as compensation for something else.