。。。と言えば。。。だが construction, what does it mean?


I have found two sentences below, and I wonder whether it is some kind of
grammatical construction or not.

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    理想といえば理想だが、頑張ればなんとかなるかもしれない。
    
    公園といえば公園だが、狭いからあまり遊べないよ。
    
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> “Call it a dream, but...”
>
> “They call it a park, but...”

Is the corresponding construction in English. I believe I remembering covering
this while studying for the JLPT N2, but there are websites covering most JLPT
grammar points and all I’m turning up is the more common Xと言えば、Y form.




> “Call it a dream, but...”
>
> “They call it a park, but...”

Is the corresponding construction in English. I believe I remembering covering
this while studying for the JLPT N2, but there are websites covering most JLPT
grammar points and all I’m turning up is the more common Xと言えば、Y form.

