At the outset, he passes other philosophers with barely a beg pardon to make a big call, which is that truth has a higher value than any of the other transcendent principles.
The president immediately arose, and with evident embarrassment, and many preliminary beg-pardons, said that he hoped the members of the club would excuse him.
Men, women and children hurried past her, some crashing into her without so much as a 'beg pardon.'
They would jump a queue ahead of me without so much as a beg pardon or thank you.
Maybe there are too many beg-pardons in County cricket.
Synonyms
what did you say, what, eh, i beg your pardon, beg pardon, sorry, excuse me, say again
1.1usually in phrase no beg-pardonsA concern for politeness or restraint.
there were no beg-pardons and matches were fought out fiercely
Example sentencesExamples
They would have played hockey and soccer, in matches with no beg-pardons, but also no players to writhe about on the ground with feigned injury.
Later today, there'll be no beg-pardons as they battle North Footscray for a place in the semifinals.
No beg pardons; the goal is absolute annihilation.
It was toppled from its commanding position by hungry capital-laden offshore firms who moved into its domain with no beg-pardons.
It's a ruthless game, but we make no apologies, take no prisoners, offer no beg-pardons, and love a good night's sleep as much as the next person.
There were no beg-pardons in exchanges between the advocates for Continuance and those of Prohibition.