What Does "it's not as" Mean?
Learn what "it's not as" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
It's not as if we were tied to the hip.
This means the speaker is saying they were not inseparable or constantly together.
From Love’s Perfect Crime, Episode 10
When do people say this?
Scene Context
The speaker says they were not close enough to the other person for that comparison to matter.
Usage Scenario
Use this to reject the idea that two people were extremely close. The phrase is somewhat idiomatic and less common in everyday speech.
Better ways to say it
It's not as if we were tied at the hip.
We weren't tied at the hip.
We were not that close.
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