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I told you so

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

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

informal, ironic

Equivalents

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Examples

“For the left, the seismic week delivered an “I told you so” years in the making.”
“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"”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

I want doesn't get I want my money back I want to go to the toilet I want to know I was born in ... I will yeah

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