let's not and say (that) we did

let's not and say (that) we did

A sarcastic expression indicating that one would really rather not do what has been proposed. Joe: "Why don't we go to the farmers' market today?" Sarah: "Ugh, in this weather? Let's not and say we did." Mary: "The boss wants us to test the updated software all over again to test for bugs." Dan: "Oh, for Pete's sake! Let's not and say that we did."See also: and, did, not, say, we