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Meaning of you had to be there | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Used to indicate to the interlocutor that the situation being talked about could only be properly understood if that person had been present.

Examples

“What he did was so hilarious, the way he was dancing... well, you had to be there.”

CEFR level

C2

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

See also

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