for that matter

for that matter
for that matter
besides; in addition. •

If you're hungry, take one of my doughnuts. For that matter, take two.

I don't like this house. The roof leaks. For that matter, the whole place is falling apart.

Tom is quite arrogant. So is his sister, for that matter.

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{adv. phr.} With regard to that; about that. * /I don't know, and for that matter, I don't care./ * /Alice didn't come, and for that matter, she didn't even telephone./ Compare: MATTER OP FACT,

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • for that matter — {adv. phr.} With regard to that; about that. * /I don t know, and for that matter, I don t care./ * /Alice didn t come, and for that matter, she didn t even telephone./ Compare: MATTER OP FACT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for that matter — ► for that matter and indeed also. Main Entry: ↑matter …   English terms dictionary

  • for that matter — adverb as far as that is concerned (Freq. 5) for that matter I don t care either * * * phrasal also for the matter of that : so far as that is concerned : as for that * * * for that matter 1. As for that 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • for\ that\ matter — adv. phr. With regard to that; about that. I don t know, and for that matter, I don t care. Alice didn t come, and for that matter, she didn t even telephone. Compare: matter of fact …   Словарь американских идиом

  • for that matter — mainly spoken used for emphasizing that something else is also true He doesn t like young women, or any women for that matter …   English dictionary

  • for that matter — about that, with regard to that I don t want to go shopping with you and for that matter I don t want to go anywhere with you …   Idioms and examples

  • for that matter —    This term is used to add something that is also true.     She refuses to fly, and she won t travel by train either for that matter …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • for that matter — to the degree that something is considered. I don t know why she wanted to fly to Salt Lake City in this weather, or why she wanted to fly at all for that matter. Related vocabulary: so far as something is concerned …   New idioms dictionary

  • for that matter — idi as far as that is concerned; as for that …   From formal English to slang

  • for that matter — used to indicate that a subject, though mentioned second, is as relevant as the first. → matter …   English new terms dictionary

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