be that as it may
📖 generalMeaning
Used to acknowledge that something is true, but that it does not alter the speaker's main point or decision; meaning 'despite that' or 'regardless of that'.
Literal Meaning
Let that thing exist or be true in the way it is able to be true.
Example
“His excuses were quite plausible; be that as it may, he still failed to deliver the project on time.”