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uncertain

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IN SO MANY WORDS (2) or IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in so many words] {adv. phr.} 1. In those exact words. * /He hinted that he thought we were foolish but did not say so in so many words./ 2. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in no uncertain terms] See: [IN SO MANY WORDS] (2). A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[term] See: [BRING TO TERMS], [COME TO TERMS], [IN SO MANY WORDS](2) or [IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS], [IN TERMS OF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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