used when you are going to disagree with someone or criticize someone, in order to sound more polite 恕我冒昧;恕我直言 With due respect, is that question relevant? 恕我直言,那个问题与此有关吗?
with (all) due respect to : With all due respect to the staff, I think the exam results could have been better. 不是我对员工们不满,但我认为考试结果本可以更好些。
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