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Tampoco es que

It's not like / It's not as if

Conversation Fillers
Notes & Usage:

Used to downplay or relativise something. Signals that the speaker thinks the situation is being exaggerated. Very useful for softening criticism.

See It in Context

Tampoco es que fuera tan difícil.

It's not like it was that difficult.

Tampoco es que te estuviera pidiendo mucho.

It's not as if I was asking you for much.

—Se quejó mucho. —Tampoco es que fuera para tanto.

—He complained a lot. —It's not like it was that big a deal.