(I) CAN'T SAY (AS) I HAVE.

(I) can't say (as) I have.: translation

(I) can't say that I have. & (I) can't say's I have. & (I) can't say (as) I have.

Fig. a vague response to a question about whether one has ever done something or been somewhere. (A polite way of saying no.) •

Bill: Have you ever been to a real opera? Bob: I can't say as I have.

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Mary: Well, have you thought about going with me to Fairbanks? Fred: I can't say I have, actually.