百ひゃっ歩ぽ譲ゆずって

expression

for the sake of argument; even if that were true

Used as a concessive phrase meaning 'even if I grant you that much' or 'even supposing that were the case'. Often appears at the beginning of a sentence to introduce a hypothetical concession before making a counterpoint.

• 百ひゃっ歩ぽ譲ゆずって、彼かれの言いい分ぶんが正ただしいとしても、やり方かたは間ま違ちがっている。

  Even if we grant that his argument is correct, his approach is still wrong.

• 百ひゃっ歩ぽ譲ゆずってその話はなしが本ほん当とうだとしても、今いまさらどうにもならない。

  Even supposing that story is true, there's nothing we can do about it now.