Replying Evasively

250 Ways to Say It in Business English » Replying Evasively

It’s rather hard
It’s rather hard to decide on that right now.

I’m afraid
I’m afraid we do not have enough information yet.

I’m in no position to
Unfortunately I am in no position to comment on that issue.

It’s a secondary matter
I believe this is a secondary matter. The actual problem lies in Mumbai.

We don’t have enough time
I don’t think we have enough time to deal with that today.

I don’t know
I’m sorry but I just don’t know what you are talking about.

I can’t tell
I’m afraid I can’t tell the difference between a lion and a lioness.

I can’t answer
Unfortunately I can’t answer that question. I do not have authorization.

It’s not within the scope
Your question is not within the scope of this meeting so I can’t reply.

I am not allowed
I am not allowed to discuss salaries in public.

Can I get back to you?
Can I get back to you on that? I have to check some facts.

We'll come to that later
We’ll come to that later, when Hank makes his presentation.

Can we save that until?
Can we save that till this afternoon? I’ll have more time then.

We’ll tackle it
We’ll tackle the advertising budget in our next meeting.

Let’s leave that
Let’s leave that for the time being. We have more urgent matters today.

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