a phrase used to indicate that we refuse to defend a
claim we've
made---in other words, that we refuse to offer reasons that what we've said is
true
PERSON-A: "You shouldn't hang out with her anymore."
PERSON-B: "After all she's
done to help me? Wouldn't that be
pretty mean and selfish of me?"
PERSON-A: "I'm *just saying*, you should quit
hanging out with her."