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Megumi@Ibaraki
If you’ll excuse me,...what?
In movies and drama series, I have seen a character says "If you’ll excuse me," and just takes off.
What exactly does this mean? I can guess a vague meaning from the context, but I'm not sure how to use it.
I assume you don't really need to say anything after "If you’ll excuse me," and everything is understood.
9 avr. 2019 10:40
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It means, “I can no longer participate in this conversation or situation, I must go, now”.
9 avril 2019
Yes, it is a shortened, polite form of, "If you'll excuse me, I'll take my leave now." Meaning that they are going to leave. It is a way of avoiding a long explanation, especially if you are in a hurry.
9 avril 2019
It's short for "If you’ll excuse me, I'll leave now."
9 avril 2019
In TV shows this is meant to be a funny or dramatic way to leave - when someone says these words they're going to leave no matter what, but it sounds more polite (and often more dramatic/funny) than just directly saying "I'm leaving!"
9 avril 2019
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Megumi@Ibaraki
Compétences linguistiques
Anglais, Italien, Japonais
Langue étudiée
Anglais, Italien
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