silly argument

collocation in English

meaningsofsillyandargument

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silly
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪl.i/us
/ˈsɪl.i/
showing little thought ...
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argument
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/us
/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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(Definition ofsillyandargumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsilly argument

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I do not wish to pursue asillyargumentlike that.
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When they are in your favour, you accept them—what asillyargument!
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I do not want to prolong this rathersillyargument.
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It is asillyargumentto say that if the price to the producer goes up inevitably the price to the consumer goes up.
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I have never heard suchsillyargumentin all my life.
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That is asillyargumentrelated to a dangerous and serious principle on which we are being asked to give way.
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I am sorry he thinks that it is asillyargument.
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That is asillyargumentto bring up.
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It is a new argument and asillyargumentto use.
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I thought it was asillyargumenteven then.
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I hope thatsillyargumentwill not be advanced to-day.
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Let us get thatsillyargumentout of the way.
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We reject the rathersillyargumentthat the only way to get rid of government interference of the wrong kind is to privatise an industry.
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Are we going to try to forestall everysillyargumentthat may possibly be conceived?
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That is asillyargumentand one to which we should not listen.
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That is asillyargumentand anyone who knows anything about training knows that it is nonsense.
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I do not want to get involved in the rathersillyargumentabout whether 500,000 or 1.1 million children have been helped out of poverty.
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I hope that we can now close thissillyargument.
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This is the oldsillyargument.
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