for that matter

Idioms  

1. As for that, so far as that is concerned, as in For that matter I'm not too hungry. William Congreve used it in The Old Batchelour (1693; 4:22): “No, no, for that matter, when she and I part, she'll carry her separate maintenance.” [Late 1600s]

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for that matter

I find myself caught between a sense of duty and uncertainty about what obligations I actually have — or, for that matter, what obligations I am prepared to take on.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

No golfer wins the Open after 18 holes - or any other tournament for that matter - but they sure can put themselves out of contention.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Brussels insists the measure is not targeted at China, nor any other country for that matter, but is about levelling the playing field.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

America’s mood wasn’t much happier at the bicentennial—or the 1876 centennial for that matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Wasn’t like any girl I ever knew, for that matter.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns