say what you like in English

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          "ref": "1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 134:",
          "text": "'Say what you like, trial by jury is a sound system.'",
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        "Regardless of what you think."
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        {
          "word": "say what you will"
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          "word": "say what you want"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "sanoitpa mitä tahansa"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "on dira ce qu’on voudra"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "on peut dire ce qu’on veut"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "du kannst sagen, was du willst, aber"
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          "word": "mów, co chcesz"
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  "word": "say what you like"
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      "word": "say what you will"
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        "Regardless of what you think."
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      "word": "sanoitpa mitä tahansa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "word": "on dira ce qu’on voudra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "on peut dire ce qu’on veut"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "du kannst sagen, was du willst, aber"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "word": "mów, co chcesz"
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  "word": "say what you like"
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"say what you like" meaning in English

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