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as a matter of fact

 
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matter, fact
part of speech: phrase
definition: actually; in fact (often used when the information that follows will be surprising to the listener or a rejection of what was said previously.)
"70"! As a matter of fact, I'm only 62!Have I seen him recently? Well, as a matter of fact, I saw him just this morning.I'm not very happy living here. I hate it, as a matter of fact.