no offense

Idioms  

1. Please don't feel insulted, I don't mean to offend you, as in No offense, but I think you're mistaken. This expression, first recorded in 1829, generally accompanies a statement that could be regarded as insulting but is not meant to be, as in the example.

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Example Sentences

“No offense to those who do, but I’m not going to be somebody who’s playing golf and watching TV all day long. That’s just never going to be my future.”

From MarketWatch

“We have no openings in the corps de ballet, mademoiselle. Or among the principal dancers either, unless you are a prima ballerina assoluta, which, no offense, I think you are not.”

From Literature

“No offense, m’lady, but if I don’t plant them soon they’ll rot. Now, where would you like them?”

From Literature

At Penelope’s dismayed expression, he added, “Don’t worry. I’m allowed to cook up a batch of the visibilizer for personal use, as long as I don’t share the recipe with a landlubber. No offense.”

From Literature

“Is that he is not there. No offense, Lady Widow. Are you sure the man’s dead?”

From Literature