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Discover LudwigThe phrase "say lightly" is correct and is used in written English.
This phrase is usually used when conveying a feeling or sentiment that you want the other person to understand without conveying too strongly. For example, you might say, "I miss you, though I say it lightly."
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"Fuck you, Bobby," I say lightly.
Half-tones were erased to create the effect of Japanese watercolours: black branches, say, lightly painted with snow.
I'd go so far as to say it's worth two bottles of wine a fortnight, and that's not something I would say lightly.
Mr. Pearlstein will paint something, the tractor, say, lightly at first, then later repaint it, adding one thin layer after another.
"That is not something I would say lightly, but in terms of television, sponsorship and other things that are in place; what might be the right decision may be the wrong one in the long run".
From Moscow, he wrote presciently of his willingness to commit murder for a political cause: "I want you to understand what I say now, I do not say lightly, or unknowingly, since I've been in the military...
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"Not really," Ira said lightly.
It wasn't something you said lightly.
"Life put us apart," she says, lightly.
"Hey," your stepfather says, lightly slapping your cheek.
"That's very important now," she said lightly.
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