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(but) then again

after thinking more about something She'd look better if she lost maybe ten or fifteen pounds, but then again who wouldn't? It would be fun to see them - then again, I don't really have the time.

Related vocabulary: on second thought

See also: again

then again

Also, but then. On the other hand, an opposite possibility. For example, I think it'll arrive tomorrow; then again, it may not, or We think you'll like this restaurant, but then again, not everyone does, or The play was a bit dull, but then she's a great actress.

See also: again

then again

From another standpoint; on the other hand: I need a vacation. Then again, so do my coworkers.

See also: again