I told you so

phrase
/aɪ̯ təʊ̯ld juː səʊ̯/UK/aɪ̯ toʊ̯ld ju soʊ̯/CA/ɑe̯ tɐʉ̯ld jʉː sɐʉ̯/

Definitions

  1. Used to remind someone that they were already warned by the speaker or writer that a…

    Used to remind someone that they were already warned by the speaker or writer that a certain event would happen.

    • “See that, man!”[…]. Of this he took a taste, and straightening up, looked into my eyes with an expression of elation⁠—as much as to say “I told you so!”
    • For the left, the seismic week delivered an “I told you so” years in the making.
    • And when you wake up next to him in the middle of the night ¶ With your head in your hands you’re nothing more than his wife ¶ And when you think about me all of those years ago ¶ You're standing face to face with ""i told you so""

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for I told you so. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA