if anything

[if anything] {adv. phr.}

More likely; instead; rather.

/The weather forecast is not for cooler weather; if anything, it is expected to be warmer./

/Joe isn't a bad boy. If anything he's a pretty good one./

Compare: MATTER OF FACT.

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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