but then again

but then again
(but) then again after thinking more about something.

She'd look better if she lost maybe ten or fifteen pounds, but then again who wouldn't?

It would be fun to see them — then again, I don't really have the time.

Related vocabulary: on second thought

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  • then again — (but) then again after thinking more about something. She d look better if she lost maybe ten or fifteen pounds, but then again who wouldn t? It would be fun to see them then again, I don t really have the time. Related vocabulary: on second… …   New idioms dictionary

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  • then again — {adv.} As an opposite possibility; another thing. * /He may be here tomorrow. Then again, he may not come until next week./ * /I thought you told me about the fire, but then again it could have been Bill./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • then\ again — adv As an opposite possibility; another thing. He may be here tomorrow. then again, he may not come until next week. I thought you told me about the fire, but then again it could have been Bill …   Словарь американских идиом

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