Phrase guide

there you go

phrase · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

You have done it, or are doing it, correctly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Examples

  • Attagirl! There you go! Keep it up! Now pass the ball back to me again!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: well done, good job

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Used to explain or justify something, such as one's course of action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Examples

  • Kelly Collins, A Wilde Love Collection To be honest, I didn't care for that side of the plan, but I needed their manpower to pull all this off, and someone owed me a favor, so there you go. It worked like a charm.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

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Meaning 3

Expressing that the conclusion is the same as it was suggested before; the other party's statement actually implies the same thing as one's own idea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Examples

  • - Do you want to punish crime more severely? - I'm not sure. I do want a lower crime rate... - Well, there you go.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

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Meaning 4

Expressing exasperation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Examples

  • There you go, yelling again. Will you shut up?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

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Meaning 5

Used while giving someone something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Examples

  • He told me to bring it back to you when I was done. There you go! Happy Friday!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: here you are, here you go, there you are

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 做得好 — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Dutch: zie je wel — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Finnish: juuri noin — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Finnish: just noin — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Finnish: niin sitä pitää — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • French: ça y est — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • German: na also — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • German: siehst du — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Hungarian: ez az — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Hungarian: jól van — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Hungarian: megy ez — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Hungarian: ügyes vagy — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Hungarian: meg is van — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Irish: sin agat é — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Navajo: hóóhó yaʼ — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Polish: dobrze robisz — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Romanian: așa — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Romanian: bravo — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Romanian: foarte bine — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Romanian: felicitări — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Scottish Gaelic: sin agad e — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Scottish Gaelic: sin thu fhèin — you have done it, or are doing it, correctly
  • Dutch: daar ga je weer — expressing exasperation
  • Finnish: jaaha — expressing exasperation
  • Finnish: jaahas — expressing exasperation
  • French: te voilà encore — expressing exasperation
  • German: da haben wir's — expressing exasperation
  • Hungarian: na tessék — expressing exasperation
  • Hungarian: lám — expressing exasperation
  • Hungarian: már megint — expressing exasperation
  • Hungarian: bezzeg — expressing exasperation
  • Polish: właśnie — expressing exasperation
  • Romanian: iacă — expressing exasperation
  • Romanian: bă — expressing exasperation
  • Romanian: mă — expressing exasperation
  • Romanian: băi — expressing exasperation
  • Romanian: măi — expressing exasperation
  • Russian: ну вот (nu vot) — expressing exasperation
  • Bulgarian: а, добро утро! (a, dobro utro!) — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own
  • Dutch: zie je wel — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own
  • Finnish: siinäs näet — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own
  • French: tu as ta réponse — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own
  • German: siehst du — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own
  • Hungarian: na látod — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own
  • Hungarian: na látja — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own
  • Polish: no i masz — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own
  • Romanian: iată — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own
  • Romanian: vezi — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own
  • Romanian: observi — expressing that the implication of the speaker's statement is actually the same as one's own