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IN REFERENCE TO or IN REGARD TO or WITH REGARD TO.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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in reference to

[in reference to] or [with reference to] or [in regard to ] or [with regard to] {prep.} In connection with; from the standpoint of; concerning; regarding; about. * /I am […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in regard to

[in regard to] See: [IN REFERENCE TO]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

with regard to

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