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sorry about that
sorry about thatGlib or lighthearted recognition of some mistake one has made, regardless of how serious (or not) the mistake may be. Sometimes said more colloquially as "sorry 'bout that." A: "Oops, sorry about that. I didn't realize you were still using this computer." B: "Oh, don't worry about it. I'll just log in on a different one." A: "You ruined my entire batch of brownies!" B: "Oh yeah, sorry 'bout that. I needed the oven, though, so I just took them out."See also: sorry, thatsorry about that and sorry 'bout thatsorry; whoops. (A gross understatement, said more as a self-deprecating joke than as an apology.) You spill hot cocoa on my coat, and all you can say is "Sorry 'about that"? When the passenger stepped on my toe, she said, "sorry about that."See also: sorry, thatsorry ’bout that verbSee sorry about thatSee also: sorry, thatsorry about that and sorry ’bout that interj. sorry; whoops. (A gross understatement, said more as a self-deprecating joke than as an apology.) When the passenger stepped on my toe, she said, “Sorry about that.” See also: sorry, thatAcronymsSeeSAT |