to politely refuse something
to ask for pardon by refusing something
to refute
The argument was quite wonderful in his opinion but I beg to differ. I never enjoy political debates.
I beg to differ to your substandard taste in clothes.
He is so arrogant that if someone were to beg to differ to his opinions, he could just never take it.
I teach this in class every semester and yet I am in search for the student who will beg to differ to my research. That is the day when I would love to have an academic debate.
I always enjoy his company and feel sorry that you beg to differ.
Larry Smith is in favour of setup a new production unit of mobiles at Glassgow, but the managing director beg to differ.
There is no origin for this idiom
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