Phrase guide

you said it

phrase · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

Used to express complete agreement with a previous statement by the interlocutor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tell me about it, amen

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Used to emphasize that a wording or a turn of phrase was chosen by the interlocutor, not by the speaker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A: I kept giving him the benefit of the doubt, but now where have we arrived at? Call a spade a spade: he's a liar! B: You said it — I didn't.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

an expression of emphatic agreement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: and how, you bet

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sinäpä sen sanoit — Translations
  • French: tu l'as dit bouffi — Translations
  • French: tu l'as dit — Translations
  • French: mets-en — Translations
  • Portuguese: falou e disse — Translations
  • Tagalog: sinabi mo pa — Translations