for that matter

Idioms & Phrases

for that matter

As for that, so far as that is concerned, as in For that matter I'm not too hungry. William Congreve used it in The Old Batchelour (1693; 4:22): "No, no, for that matter, when she and I part, she'll carry her separate maintenance." [Late 1600s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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